world music

world mu·sic

W w

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [wurld myoo-zik]
- /wɜrld ˈmyu zɪk/
- /wɜːld ˈmjuːzɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wurld myoo-zik]
- /wɜrld ˈmyu zɪk/

Definitions of world music words

noun world music (sometimes initial capital letters) any of various styles of popular music combining traditional, indigenous forms with elements of another culture's music, especially of Western rock and pop. 1
noun world music traditional musical form of a country 1
noun world music popular music of various ethnic origins and styles outside the tradition of Western pop and rock music 0
noun world music contemporary folk and popular music of Africa, Latin America, and Asia, as distinguished from that of the U.S., the U.K., and, sometimes, W Europe 0

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Origin of world music

First appearance:

before 1985

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 1985-90

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Parts of speech for World music

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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world music popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% 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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Synonyms for world music

noun world music

ambient music — a style of popular music which aims to create a relaxing atmosphere
easy listening — middle-of-the-road (def 3).

All 2 Synonyms of world music