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old-time country

old-time country noun: a form of American folk music popular in the Southern Appalachian region of the United States prior to the early 1930s, emphasizing jug and mountain string bands; influential in early country music.

Noun

old-time country (uncountable)

  1. A form of American folk music popular in the Southern Appalachian region of the United States prior to the early 1930s, emphasizing jug and mountain string bands; influential in early country music.

Questions about old-time country

What does old-time country mean?
Old-time country means a form of American folk music popular in the Southern Appalachian region of the United States prior to the early 1930s, emphasizing jug and mountain string bands; influential in early country music.
What part of speech is old-time country?
Old-time country is a noun.

Words near old-time country in the dictionary

  1. old-shoe
  2. old-style
  3. old-sweat
  4. old-sweats
  5. old-time
  6. old-time country
  7. old-time music
  8. old-timely
  9. old-timer
  10. old-timer's disease
  11. old-timers

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