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| blues [ blooz ] |
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1. style of music: a type of popular music that developed from African American folk songs in the early 20th century, consisting mainly of slow sad songs often performed over a repeating harmonic pattern
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2. (plural blues) music piece of music: a song or instrumental piece of music in the style of the blues
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feeling of sadness: a feeling of unhappiness or low spirits
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informal
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| [Mid-18th century. < dated slang blue devils "depression, low spirits"] |
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