noun
a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United States; usually played on stringed instruments
• Syn: ↑country and western, ↑C and W
• Hypernyms: ↑folk music, ↑ethnic music, ↑folk
• Hyponyms: ↑bluegrass, ↑hillbilly music, ↑zydeco
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noun [noncount]
: a style of music that developed in the southern and western U.S. and that often contains lyrics relating to the lives of people who live in the country
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.