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house music

American

noun

an up-tempo style of disco music characterized by deep bass rhythms, piano or synthesizer melodies, and soul-music singing, sometimes with elements of rap music.

House music British

noun

a type of disco music originating in the late 1980s, based on funk, with fragments of other recordings edited in electronically

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Etymology

Origin of house music

1985–90; probably after the Ware house , a dance club in Chicago

Example Sentences

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DJ Dan, a major figure in West Coast house music whose work helped seed California’s globally influential rave culture, has died.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Simply put, JOP was scratching a creative itch by flirting with Jersey club, drill and house music.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

Nairn is also known for playing Wee John Feeney in the US TV period comedy drama Our Flag Means Death, and is a house music DJ.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2025

Deep house music filled the room, which was dimly lit and bathed in lavender light.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2025

Kwaito, a South African mix of hip-hop and house music, blared from cars that passed us.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

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