blues 1
noundomain: communication
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes
Hypernym
black music 1
noun
music created by African-American musicians; early forms were songs that had a melodic line and a strong rhythmic beat with repeated choruses
folk song 1
noun
a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture
Part_meronym
blue note 1
noun
a flattened third or seventh
EnglishHyponym
boogie 1
noun
an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano)
Part_holonym
blue note 1
noun
a flattened third or seventh
