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blues

 
pronunciation:
bluz
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part of speech: 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
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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  music, sadness