house music

house mu·sic

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun, adjective hous myoo-zik]
- /noun, adjective haʊs ˈmyu zɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun, adjective hous myoo-zik]
- /noun, adjective haʊs ˈmyu zɪk/

Definitions of house music words

noun house music an up-tempo style of disco music characterized by deep bass rhythms, piano or synthesizer melodies, and soul-music singing, sometimes with elements of rap music. 1
noun house music a type of disco music originating in the late 1980s, based on funk, with fragments of other recordings edited in electronically 0
noun house music a kind of synthesized electronic dance music with heavily syncopated rhythms, very low-pitched bass tones, and lyrics in a rap style 0

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Origin of house music

First appearance:

before 1985

One of the 1% newest English words

1985-90; probably after the Warehouse, a dance club in Chicago

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Parts of speech for House music

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house music popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% 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.

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