ghazal
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A song that uses poems made of pairs of rhyming lines, common in South Asia
- noun
- /ɡəˈzɑːl/
- Literature
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ghazal
- The singer performed a beautiful ghazal that captivated the entire audience.
Examples
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The ghazal was beautifully sung at the wedding.
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She composed a lovely ghazal for her mother.
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Many people enjoy listening to a ghazal on quiet evenings at home.
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She learned to sing a classic ghazal in her music class.
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The singer performed a beautiful ghazal that captivated the entire audience.
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Many people enjoy listening to a ghazal on quiet evenings at home.
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She learned to sing a classic ghazal in her music class.
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word ghazal also came to mean a musical song because singers in South Asia and the Middle East set those 'love poems' to music. So a ghazal can also mean the sung piece or musical version of the poem.
