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• rock-and-roll
  rock-and-roll

  noun

  a variant of rock-'n'-roll.
• rock and roll
  rock and roll

  noun

rock-and-roll

American  

[rok-uhn-rohl] / ˈrɒk ənˈroʊl /

noun

1. a variant of rock-'n'-roll.

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rock and roll British  

noun

1. 1. a type of pop music originating in the 1950s as a blend of rhythm and blues and country and western. It is generally based upon the twelve-bar blues, the first and third beats in each bar being heavily accented

   2. ( as modifier )

      the rock-and-roll era

2. dancing performed to such music, with exaggerated body movements stressing the beat

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verb

1. (intr) to perform this dance

Other Word Forms

• rock and roller
  noun

Related Words

• popular music