Meaning of BLUES

Pronunciation:			blooz
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	Definition:		[n]  a type of folk song that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes [n]  an informal term for a state of depression; "he had a bad case of the blues"
	Synonyms:		megrims
	See Also:		African-American music, black music, blue note, boogie, boogie-woogie, depression, folk ballad, folk song
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