| Front | blues |bluːz| |
|---|---|
| Back | plural noun 1 (often the blues) melancholic music of black American folk origin, typically in a twelve-bar sequence. It developed in the rural southern US towards the end of the 19th century, finding a wider audience in the 1940s, as blacks migrated to the cities. This urban blues gave rise to rhythm and blues and rock and roll. 2 ( the blues ) feelings of melancholy, sadness, or depression: DERIVATIVES bluesy adjective blues ( sense 1) |
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