noun
a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United States; usually played on stringed instruments
• Syn: ↑country music, ↑country and western
• Hypernyms: ↑folk music, ↑ethnic music, ↑folk
• Hyponyms: ↑bluegrass, ↑hillbilly music, ↑zydeco
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abbreviationcountry and western herein
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country-and-western.
[1955-60]
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abbrev
Country-and-western (music)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.