house music

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.

Origin of house music

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

Words Nearby house music

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How to use house music in a sentence

His most recent album, “Magical Thinking,” is a continuation of his cerebral approach to house music.
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By most accounts, EDM originated with the genre of house music in early 1980s Chicago.
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And of course, this marriage is sort of the ultimate fashion house/music industry linkup.
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Example: "Space means like guidos, juicehead gorillas, sexy, tan, sweaty boys... and house music."
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On the first floor, loud house music and dim lights greet attendees.
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British Dictionary definitions for House music

House music

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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