English noun: popular music |
1. | popular music (communication) any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time) |
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| Synonyms | popular music genre |
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| Broader (hypernym) | genre, music genre, musical genre, musical style |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | ballroom music, dance music, danceroom music, disco, disco music, ethnic music, folk, folk music, hip-hop, jazz, macumba, pop, pop music, R and B, rap, rap music, reggae, rhythm and blues, rock, rock 'n' roll, rock and roll, rock music, rock'n'roll, rock-and-roll, rockabilly, skiffle |
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