ballade noun & verb. [ba'lɑ:d] LME.
[formed as BALLAD, with differentiation of application.]
A. noun.
1. A poem (orig. for singing with accompaniment) of one or more triplets of stanzas having 7, 8, or 10 lines, each usu. ending with the same refrain line, and an envoy; more gen., a poem divided into stanzas of equal length, usu. of 7 or 8 lines. Also collect., poetry of this form. LME.
ballade royal = rhyme royal s.v. RHYME noun.

2. Music. An extended, usu. dramatic, piece usu. for the piano. M19.
B. verb intrans. Compose ballades. Only in LME.

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