Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A sentimental love song, typically one in which the singer laments an unrequited love.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a popular song with a sentimental theme of unrequited love or other form of unhappiness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
song , oftensentimental ,lamenting anunrequited love ; normally sung by awoman
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a popular song concerned with disappointment in love
Etymologies
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From carry a torch for ("harbor feelings for").
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