(Definition of popular music noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- ambient music noun
- anthemic adjective
- atonal adjective
- backing noun (MUSIC)
- bhangra noun
- blues noun
- dub noun
- easy listening adjective
- elegiac adjective
- elevator music noun
- funk noun
- gospel noun (MUSIC)
- jungle noun (MUSIC)
- melodic adjective
- opera noun
- piped music noun
- polyphony noun
- ragga noun
- reggae noun
- unplayable adjective (MUSIC)
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