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filin

filin noun: a genre that emerged in late 1940s in Havana, influenced by the melodic and expressive style of vocal jazz.

Noun

filin (uncountable)

  1. A genre that emerged in late 1940s in Havana, influenced by the melodic and expressive style of vocal jazz.

Origin of filin

Borrowed from Spanish filin, itself from English feeling.

Questions about filin

What does filin mean?
Filin means a genre that emerged in late 1940s in Havana, influenced by the melodic and expressive style of vocal jazz.
What part of speech is filin?
Filin is a noun.

Words near filin in the dictionary

  1. filigree skimmer
  2. filigreed
  3. filigreeing
  4. filigrees
  5. filiment
  6. filin
  7. filindeu
  8. filing
  9. filing away
  10. filing cabinet
  11. filing cabinets

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