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- pronunciation:
- bluz
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noun |
| definition 1: |
(used with a pl. verb) a state of melancholy or depression.
I've had the blues since my wife left.- similar words:
- depression
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| definition 2: |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) a style of jazz developed by American blacks, usu. having a twelve-bar structure and frequently composed in a minor key.
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| related words: |
gloom, letdown, low, melancholy, mood |
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