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pop music



Definitions

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pop music
     1. n. Music intended for or accepted by a wide audience, usually with a commercial basis and distinguished from other genres such as classical music and folk music.
           Pop music, despite its commercial focus, includes many artistic gems.
Analysis
Pop
     1. n. A social club and debating society at Eton College.
     2. n. The body of college prefects.
     3. n. (also in plural) A popular classical music concert.
     4. n. A loud, sharp sound as of a cork coming out of a bottle.
           Listen to the pop of a champagne cork.
Music
     1. n. (alt-form, music), especially when defined as a school subject.
     2. n. A sound, or the study of such sounds, organized in time.
           I keep listening to this music because it's a masterpiece.
     3. n. (figuratively) Any pleasing or interesting sounds.
     4. n. An art form, created by organizing of pitch, rhythm, and sounds made using musical instruments and sometimes singing.

Example Sentences

In many ways, you don't need an intellect for pop music



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