blues
US /bluːz/
UK /bluːz/
1.
a state of depression or melancholy
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She's been feeling the blues lately.
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A good walk can help shake off the blues.
2.
a genre of music originating in African-American communities of the Southern United States
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He loves listening to old blues records.
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Many rock and roll artists were influenced by the blues.