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  • noun music Any genre of music that has a wide appeal amongst the general public of a society dominated by urban culture and advanced technology, especially music with less complexity than "classical music".

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time)

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hypernyms (4)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. genre
  2. music genre
  3. musical genre
  4. musical style

hyponyms (26)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. ballroom music
  2. dance music
  3. danceroom music
  4. disco
  5. disco music
  6. ethnic music
  7. folk
  8. folk music
  9. hip-hop
  10. jazz
  11. macumba
  12. pop
  13. pop music
  14. r and b
  15. rap
  16. rap music
  17. reggae
  18. rhythm and blues
  19. rock
  20. rock 'n' roll
  21. rock and roll
  22. rock music
  23. rock'n'roll
  24. rock-and-roll
  25. rockabilly
  26. skiffle

cross-references (2)

Cross-references

  1. folk music
  2. pop music

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