rock music (noun)

  • 1rock music — noun a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm and blues with white country and western rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock n roll. • Syn: ↑rock n roll, ↑rock n roll, ↑rock and… …

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  • 2rock music — rock ,music noun uncount a type of music that developed from ROCK N ROLL and uses a heavy regular beat, electric guitars, singing, and a tune that is easy to remember …

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  • 3rock music — noun Any of various genres of popular music employing electrical amplification Syn: rock, rock and roll …

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  • 4rock music — noun (U) a type of popular modern music with a strong loud beat, played using guitars and drums …

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  • 5ˈrock ˌmusic — noun [U] music that has a heavy regular beat and that is played on electric guitars …

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  • 6rock music — UK / US noun [uncountable] music a type of music that developed from rock n roll and uses a heavy regular beat, electric guitars, singing, and a tune that is easy to remember …

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  • 7rock music — /ˈrɒk mjuzɪk / (say rok myoohzik) noun any contemporary music which has developed from 1950s rock n roll; characterised by strong persistent rhythm and the use of the electric guitar as the dominant instrument …

  • 8rock'n'roll — noun a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm and blues with white country and western rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock n roll. • Syn: ↑rock n roll, ↑rock and roll, ↑rock… …

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  • 9rock 'n' roll — noun a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm and blues with white country and western rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock n roll. • Syn: ↑rock n roll, ↑rock and roll, ↑rock… …

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  • 10rock-and-roll — noun a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm and blues with white country and western rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock n roll. • Syn: ↑rock n roll, ↑rock n roll, ↑rock and… …

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