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avant-metal

avant-metal noun: a genre of heavy metal music characterized by experimental and unconventional elements.

Noun

avant-metal (uncountable)

  1. A genre of heavy metal music characterized by experimental and unconventional elements.

Origin of avant-metal

Blend of avant-garde + metal.

Questions about avant-metal

What does avant-metal mean?
Avant-metal means a genre of heavy metal music characterized by experimental and unconventional elements.
What part of speech is avant-metal?
Avant-metal is a noun.

Words near avant-metal in the dictionary

  1. avant-gardes
  2. avant-gardism
  3. avant-gardist
  4. avant-gardists
  5. avant-guard
  6. avant-metal
  7. avant-pop
  8. avant-prog
  9. avant-texte
  10. avantgarde
  11. avantgardes

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