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R & B

R & B is the abbreviation of rhythm and blues.

R & B is the ellipsis of contemporary R&B.

Meaning of rhythm and blues

Noun

rhythm and blues

  1. A style of music combining elements of jazz and blues, with syncopated rhythms and a strong backbeat, originating among African Americans in the 1940s.
    Synonyms:
    R & B
  2. (Cockney, slang) Shoes.

Meaning of contemporary R&B

Noun

contemporary R&B (uncountable)

  1. A genre of modern popular hip hop dance music influenced by funk and pop music.

Forms of R & B

alternative formR&B
alternative formr&b

Words formed from R & B

Questions about R & B

What is R & B the abbreviation of?
R & B is the abbreviation of rhythm and blues.

Words near R & B in the dictionary

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  2. qʷi·qʷi·diččaq
  3. q̓íc̓əy̓
  4. q̓ʷa:n̓ƛ̓ən̓
  5. r
  6. R & B
  7. R acid
  8. R and R
  9. R bomb
  10. R bombed
  11. R bombing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: R & B (page history and authors); rhythm and blues (page history and authors); contemporary R&B (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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