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ballade

bal.lade \b*-'la:d\ n [ME balade, fr. MF, ballad, ballade] 1: a fixed verse 
   form consisting of usu. three stanzas with recurrent rhyme s, an envoi, and 
   an identical refrain for each part 2a: an elaborate musical setting of a 
   ballad  2b: a musical composition usu. for piano suggesting the epic ballad