alt-rock

alt.rock

/ (ɔːlt) /

noun

a genre of rock music regarded by its practitioners and fans as being outside the mainstream

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Word Origin for alt-rock

C20: from alt (ernative) + rock

Words nearby alt-rock

altostratus, altrices, altricial, alt-right, Altrincham, alt-rock, altruism, altruist, altruistic, Altus, ALU
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