Blues - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |bluːz|  American pronunciation of the word blues
Brit.  |bluːz|  British pronunciation of the word blues
- this word is used as a plural form of the nounblue

noun

- 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
- a state of depression (syn: megrims)
he had a bad case of the blues

Extra examples

... Honeyboy Edwards provides a cogent analysis of the shift within the blues over the years ...

The festival was a musical potpourri—performances included folk, jazz, blues, and rap music.

...a tropical vacation is a surefire rectifier of the midwinter blues...

B.B. King, the legendary ''King of the Blues''

A lot of women get the blues after the baby is born.

First up is the Blues song 'Mississippi Lad'.

The kitchen is decorated in fresh blues and greens.

The room was decorated in golds and blues.

It's the blues Jim, but not as we know it.

Lonnie Johnson, the legendary blues guitarist

He melded country music with blues to create rock and roll.

Allison's vocal style is influenced by country and blues music.

The room was decorated in a variety of reds, blues, and yellows.

The songs range from plodding dirges to wrecking-ball blues.

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