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roots rock

roots rock is the alternative spelling of roots-rock.

Meaning of roots-rock

Noun

roots-rock (uncountable)

  1. A genre of popular rock music influenced by Americana and roots music.
    • […] door finds him or herself a millionaire superstar and gradually tax avoidance seems more important than roots rock.1977, Marxism Today, volumes 21–23, London: Communist Party of Great Britain, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 13

Questions about roots rock

What is roots rock the alternative spelling of?
Roots rock is the alternative spelling of roots-rock.

Words near roots rock in the dictionary

  1. roots of all evil
  2. roots of scarcity
  3. roots of unity
  4. roots out
  5. roots reggae
  6. roots rock
  7. roots up
  8. roots wine
  9. roots-reggae
  10. roots-rock
  11. rootsier

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