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proto-punk

proto-punk is the alternative spelling of protopunk.

Meaning of protopunk

Noun

protopunk (uncountable)

  1. Collectively, the music (of various genres and backgrounds) that influenced the later punk movement in the 1970s.
    • Garage bands popularize protopunk rebellion.2006, Katherine Charlton, Rock music styles: a history, page 69

Questions about proto-punk

What is proto-punk the alternative spelling of?
Proto-punk is the alternative spelling of protopunk.

Words near proto-punk in the dictionary

  1. Proto-Polynesian
  2. Proto-Polynesians
  3. proto-priest
  4. proto-priests
  5. proto-prog
  6. proto-punk
  7. proto-race
  8. proto-races
  9. proto-racial
  10. proto-racism
  11. proto-racisms

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