balladry

[ bal-uh-dree ]
/ ˈbæl ə dri /
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noun

ballad poetry.
the composing, playing, or singing of ballads.

Origin of balladry

First recorded in 1590–1600; ballad + -ry

Words nearby balladry

ballade, balladeer, balladist, balladize, balladmonger, balladry, ballance, ballantyne, ballarat, ballard, ballardian

Words related to balladry

verse, paean, song, rhyme, poesy, stanza, rime, rune, versification, doggerel, rhyming, folk, ethnomusicology

Example sentences from the Web for balladry

  • Yet, potentially, Una Golden was as glowing as any princess of balladry.

    The Job |Sinclair Lewis

  • The one introduced him to the study of British balladry, the other led him to the classic groves of Horace.

    Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions |Slason Thompson

  • There is a looseness and lushness, a romanticism and balladry, in the work, that is not quite characteristic.

    Musical Portraits |Paul Rosenfeld

British Dictionary definitions for balladry

balladry
/ (ˈbælədrɪ) /

noun

ballad poetry or songs
the art of writing, composing, or performing ballads