rock and roll, n.
a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western
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rock rock 'n' roll rock and roll rock music rock'n'roll rock-and-roll
sample sentences
"rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll."
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hyponym
heavy metal, heavy metal music
progressive rock, art rock
psychedelic rock, acid rock
punk rock, punk
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