blues (n)

n07051185

type n
lex_filenum 10
def a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century
def has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes
Outgoing links
Hypernym black music, African-American music; folk song, folksong, folk ballad
Part meronym blue note
Hyponym boogie, boogie-woogie
Incoming links
Hyponym black music, African-American music; folk song, folksong, folk ballad
Part holonym blue note
Hypernym boogie, boogie-woogie

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