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folk-blues

folk-blues noun: a genre of blues influenced by early 20th century folk music.

Noun

folk-blues (uncountable)

  1. A genre of blues influenced by early 20th century folk music.

Forms of folk-blues

alternative formfolk blues

Questions about folk-blues

What does folk-blues mean?
Folk-blues means a genre of blues influenced by early 20th century folk music.
What part of speech is folk-blues?
Folk-blues is a noun.

Words near folk-blues in the dictionary

  1. folk taxonomy
  2. folk tune
  3. folk way
  4. folk ways
  5. folk's-glove
  6. folk-blues
  7. folk-etymological
  8. folk-etymologically
  9. folk-etymologize
  10. folk-etymologized
  11. folk-etymologizes

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