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technorock

technorock noun: a genre combining elements of techno and rock music.

Noun

technorock (uncountable)

  1. A genre combining elements of techno and rock music.
    • With its mix of European technorock, funk, and rapping, “Planet Rock” was a model of fusion that imagined unity across cultures the same way Bambaataa had created unity across gang lines.2011, Sujatha Fernandes, Close to the Edge: In Search of the Global Hip Hop Generation
    • Wynette even dipped to self-parody, recording with the English-based technorock group KLF, scoring a British hit in 1992 with “Justified and Ancient.”2005, Richard Carlin, Country, page 221

Origin of technorock

From techno- + rock.

Questions about technorock

What does technorock mean?
Technorock means a genre combining elements of techno and rock music.
What part of speech is technorock?
Technorock is a noun.

Words near technorock in the dictionary

  1. technorati
  2. technorealism
  3. technorealist
  4. technorealists
  5. technorganic
  6. technorock
  7. technoromantic
  8. technoromanticism
  9. technos
  10. technoscape
  11. technoscapes

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