Webster's English Dictionary

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blues

blues \'blu:z\ n pl but sing or pl in constr  1: low spirits : MELANCHOLY  
   2: a song sung or composed in a style originating among the American Negroe 
   s, expressing melancholy, and exhibiting continual occurrence of blue notes 
   in melody and harmony 3: the blue uniform of the U.S. Navy