rhythm-and-blues
[ rith -uh m-uh n-blooz ]
/ ˈrɪð əm ənˈbluz /
noun
a folk-based but urbanized form of black popular music that is marked by strong, repetitious rhythms and simple melodies and was developed, in a commercialized form, into rock-'n'-roll.
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Nearby words
rhythm and blues, rhythm band, rhythm method, rhythm section, rhythm stick, rhythm-and-blues, rhythmic, rhythmic gymnastics, rhythmical, rhythmicity, rhythmics
Origin of rhythm-and-blues
An Americanism dating back to 1945–50
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British Dictionary definitions for rhythm and blues
rhythm and blues
noun
(functioning as singular) any of various kinds of popular music derived from or influenced by the bluesAbbreviation: R & B
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