Definition of "balladry" [bal•lad•ry]

• Ballads considered as a group. (noun)

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• "Some songs do this by, strangely, sweeping you along in balladry; others are just bright, an unexpectedly upbeat moment in an otherwise slow and quiet set of songs."
• "In its very scarcity, “information” is pivotal in balladry."
• "But she did occur to me as I was thinking about balladry, which is such a simple solution to the problem of “information” and free verse."