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deathcore

deathcore noun: an extreme fusion genre of death metal and metalcore.

Noun

deathcore (uncountable)

  1. An extreme fusion genre of death metal and metalcore.
    • Former Hidden Camera Steven Kado and artist Brian Joseph Davis channel a little John Cage filtered through deathcore music with their performance Alvin Lucifer.2009 May 21, “Critics' choice”, in Toronto Star

Origin of deathcore

From death + -core.

Questions about deathcore

What does deathcore mean?
Deathcore means an extreme fusion genre of death metal and metalcore.
What part of speech is deathcore?
Deathcore is a noun.

Words near deathcore in the dictionary

  1. deathboxes
  2. deathcamas
  3. deathcamp
  4. deathcamps
  5. deathcare
  6. deathcore
  7. deathdate
  8. deathdates
  9. deathday
  10. deathdays
  11. deathen

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