country music

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A style of popular music that originated in the folk music of the rural population of the southern and western United States and characterized by string-band instruments and simple melodies.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

country music

Etymology

A shortening of country and western. This version has been predominant since the 1950s.

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