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world musics

world musics is the plural of world music.

Meaning of world music

Noun

world music (countable and uncountable, plural world musics)

  1. (rare) Traditional music, as opposed to popular music or classical music.
  2. Music that combines elements from traditional styles from the non-Western world along with modern, popular elements, in order to create something marketed towards Western audiences.
    • While it can be considered a metagenre, world music is really more of a marketing category.2016, Roy Shuker, Understanding Popular Music Culture, page 123

Questions about world musics

What is world musics the plural of?
World musics is the plural of world music.

Words near world musics in the dictionary

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