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Ballad

/bˈæləd/
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(noun) A kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; especially, a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas.

Evidently, no one can resist reading the ballad "Chavayn" by Olyk Ipay.
This ballad is thirty verses long.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The singer performed a slow and beautiful ____ about a lost love.

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