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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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