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newgrass

newgrass noun: a progressive subgenre of bluegrass music, typically incorporating electric instruments, non-traditional chord progressions, and lengthy improvisation.

Noun

newgrass (uncountable)

  1. A progressive subgenre of bluegrass music, typically incorporating electric instruments, non-traditional chord progressions, and lengthy improvisation.
    • At the beginning of the new century, the chief standard bearers of the newgrass style are an ensemble of California-born musicians known as Nickel Creek...2002, Bill C. Malone, Country music, U.S.A.

Origin of newgrass

Blend of new + bluegrass; term arose in the 1970s

Questions about newgrass

What does newgrass mean?
Newgrass means a progressive subgenre of bluegrass music, typically incorporating electric instruments, non-traditional chord progressions, and lengthy improvisation.
What part of speech is newgrass?
Newgrass is a noun.

Words near newgrass in the dictionary

  1. Newgate knocker
  2. Newgate knockers
  3. newgen
  4. newgens
  5. Newgrange
  6. newgrass
  7. newground
  8. newgroup
  9. newgrouped
  10. newgrouping
  11. newgroups

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