BLUES


Meaning of BLUES in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈblüz ]

noun plural but singular or plural in construction

Etymology: blue devils

Date: 1741

1. : low spirits : melancholy

suffering a case of the blues

2. : a song often of lamentation characterized by usually 12-bar phrases, 3-line stanzas in which the words of the second line usually repeat those of the first, and continual occurrence of blue notes in melody and harmony

3. : jazz or popular music using harmonic and phrase structures of blues

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.