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minimal wave

minimal wave noun: a broad genre of minimal, synthesizer-based electronic music mostly of the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Noun

minimal wave (uncountable)

  1. A broad genre of minimal, synthesizer-based electronic music mostly of the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Origin of minimal wave

From minimal and new wave, coldwave, or similar.

Questions about minimal wave

What does minimal wave mean?
Minimal wave means a broad genre of minimal, synthesizer-based electronic music mostly of the late 1970s and early 1980s.
What part of speech is minimal wave?
Minimal wave is a noun.

Words near minimal wave in the dictionary

  1. minimal states
  2. minimal surface
  3. minimal surfaces
  4. minimal viable product
  5. minimal viable products
  6. minimal wave
  7. minimalisation
  8. minimalisations
  9. minimalise
  10. minimalised
  11. minimalises

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