electronica
Americannoun
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a cover term for various genres of electronically generated music, usually excluding electronic dance music.
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electronic devices or technology collectively.
Her house, her office, her car—all are loaded with electronica.
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of electronica
First recorded in 1975–80; after the British music label New Electronica, perhaps based on electronic ( def. ) + -a 1 ( def. ), on the pattern of exotica ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Coming on the heels of the Grammy Award-winning “Harry’s House,” “Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally” is an experimental tour-de-force, a pop smorgasbord that is part homage, part electronica and part bacchanalia.
From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2026
The 17-track record allows Toliver to flex his sonic abilities by once again creating a fresh blend of trap and R&B that relies on a new layer of electronica.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
In the case of “Marty Supreme,” set in the early 1950s, that means a radical use of electronica: sequenced beats, zinging harps and treated choir voices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
The orchestral writing, nicely handled by conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, can be colorful, though the ominous Wagner tubas become predictable after a while and the electronica for which Mr. Bates is best known is barely discernible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2025
If you look at some of the Internet servers that store songs, you can sometimes find his music in the alternative section and sometimes in the electronica section and sometimes in the unclassified section.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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