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high lonesome sound

high lonesome sound noun: an expressively emotional, powerful and earthy style of musical expression associated mainly with bluegrass, old-time and country music, characterized by unmetered music and use of gapped scales in singing.

Noun

high lonesome sound

  1. An expressively emotional, powerful and earthy style of musical expression associated mainly with bluegrass, old-time and country music, characterized by unmetered music and use of gapped scales in singing.

Questions about high lonesome sound

What does high lonesome sound mean?
High lonesome sound means an expressively emotional, powerful and earthy style of musical expression associated mainly with bluegrass, old-time and country music, characterized by unmetered music and use of gapped scales in singing.
What part of speech is high lonesome sound?
High lonesome sound is a noun.

Words near high lonesome sound in the dictionary

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