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classic rock

classic rock noun: a radio programming format that includes hard rock music from the mid-1960s through 1980 or later.

Noun

classic rock (uncountable)

  1. A radio programming format that includes hard rock music from the mid-1960s through 1980 or later.
    • "Above all though, our poll seems to indicate one thing - in 2009 classic rock still rules."2009 November 27, “Jimi Hendrix's Voodoo Child has 'best guitar riff'”, in BBC

Questions about classic rock

What does classic rock mean?
Classic rock means a radio programming format that includes hard rock music from the mid-1960s through 1980 or later.
What part of speech is classic rock?
Classic rock is a noun.

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