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synth-pop

synth-pop is the alternative form of synthpop.

Meaning of synthpop

Noun

synthpop (uncountable)

  1. A style of pop music in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument.
    • As well as being forefathers of the synthpop that would dominate the 1980s and beyond, the title track of Trans-Europe Express was sampled in 1982 by Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force for one of the earliest hip-hop hits, Planet Rock, while Computer World was hugely influential on the house...2020 May 6, Ben Beaumont-Thomas, “Florian Schneider, Kraftwerk co-founder, dies aged 73”, in The Guardian

Questions about synth-pop

What is synth-pop the alternative form of?
Synth-pop is the alternative form of synthpop.

Words near synth-pop in the dictionary

  1. synth bass
  2. synth basses
  3. synth pad
  4. synth pads
  5. synth rock
  6. synth-pop
  7. synthalin
  8. synthane
  9. synthase
  10. synthases
  11. synthasome

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