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English noun: blues | |||
| 1. | blues (communication) a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | African-American music, black music, folk ballad, folk song, folksong | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | boogie, boogie-woogie | ||
| Part holonym | blue note | ||
| 2. | blues (state) a state of depression | ||
| Samples | He had a bad case of the blues. | ||
| Synonyms | blue devils, megrims, vapors, vapours | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | depression | ||
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