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c & w

C and W
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Definition of c & w words

  • noun c & w country-and-western. 1

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Origin of c & w

First appearance:

before 1955
One of the 4% newest English words
First recorded in 1955-60

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Parts of speech for C & w

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

c & w popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for c & w

noun c & w

  • country music — a type of 20th-century popular music based on White folk music of the southeastern US
  • country and western — Country and western is the same as country music.
  • country-and-western — country music.
  • hillbilly music — folk music combined with elements of popular music in which the banjo, fiddle, and guitar are principal instruments: a type of music that originated in mountain regions of the southern U.S.
  • western swing — a 1930s jazz-influenced style of country music

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