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folk rock

folk rock noun: a subgenre of rock music combining elements of folk music.

Noun

folk rock (uncountable)

  1. A subgenre of rock music combining elements of folk music.

Questions about folk rock

What does folk rock mean?
Folk rock means a subgenre of rock music combining elements of folk music.
What part of speech is folk rock?
Folk rock is a noun.

Words near folk rock in the dictionary

  1. folk punk
  2. folk religion
  3. folk religionist
  4. folk religionists
  5. folk religions
  6. folk rock
  7. folk saint
  8. folk saints
  9. folk singer
  10. folk singers
  11. folk song

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