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rap

noun [U] (MUSIC)
 
 
/ræp/

Definition

A2 a type of popular music with a strong rhythm in which the words are spoken, not sung: a rap artist/starPop, rock and soulTypes of music
(Definition of rap noun (MUSIC) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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