electronica

American  

[ih-lek-tron-i-kuh, ee-lek-] / ɪ lɛkˈtrɒn ɪ kə, ˌi lɛk- /

noun

1. a cover term for various genres of electronically generated music, usually excluding electronic dance music.

2. electronic devices or technology collectively.

   Her house, her office, her car—all are loaded with electronica.

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electronica British  

/ ɪlɛkˈtrɒnɪkə, ˌiːlɛk- /

plural noun

1. electronic equipment, systems, music, etc, collectively

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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

This playlist is mostly a mix of jazzy downtempo electronica like Jerry Paper’s “Grey Area” or the Mild High Club’s “Windowpane,” the latter of which has one of my favorite intros of all time.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

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

At school, she was introduced to hardware and software synths, and continued to explore her drumming abilities by experimenting with electronica.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 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