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ballad, ballet, ballot
ballad (BAL uhd) (noun)
1. A narrative poem or a narrative verse: Colby read the class a great English ballad.
2. Folk song, a song: The group sat around the campfire, while a folksinger sang a wonderful ballad.
2. Folk song, a song: The group sat around the campfire, while a folksinger sang a wonderful ballad.
ballet (bal LAY) (noun)
An intricate group dance with pantomime that tells a story: The famous ballet was attended by hundreds of patrons.
ballot (BAL uht) (noun)
An act or method of voting; a ticket, a list of candidates to be voted on: Three candidates for mayor are listed on the ballot.
The ballet was based on a famous ballad about a community that used the ballot to elect law enforcement officers.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group B; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc.
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ballot (BAL uht)
1. An act or method of voting; ticket, list of candidates to be voted on, slate: "Three candidates for mayor are listed on the ballot."
2. List of candidates to be voted on; vote, round of voting, voting, poll, polling: "He won the nomination on the third ballot."
2. List of candidates to be voted on; vote, round of voting, voting, poll, polling: "He won the nomination on the third ballot."