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hard rock

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A style of rock music characterized by a harsh, amplified sound and loud, distorted electric guitars.

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  • noun Rock music marked by a heavy regular beat, high amplification, and usually frenzied performances

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synonyms (26)

Words with the same meaning

  1. acid rock
  2. avant-garde jazz
  3. ballroom music
  4. bebop
  5. boogie-woogie
  6. bop
  7. country rock
  8. dance music
  9. dances
  10. folk rock
  11. hot jazz
  12. jazz
  13. jive
  14. mainstream jazz
  15. musical suite
  16. rag
  17. ragtime
  18. rhythm-and-blues
  19. rock
  20. rock-and-roll
  21. suite
  22. suite of dances
  23. swing
  24. syncopated music
  25. syncopation
  26. the new music

cross-references (2)

Cross-references

  1. pop rock
  2. soft rock

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