English > rock'n'roll: 1 sense > noun 1, communication| Meaning | A genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western. |
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| Example | "rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll." |
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| Synonyms | rock 'n' roll, rock-and-roll, rock and roll, rock, rock music |
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| Category of | backbeat | A loud steady beat |
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| Parts | backbeat | A loud steady beat |
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| Narrower | heavy metal, heavy metal music | Loud and harsh sounding rock music with a strong beat |
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| progressive rock, art rock | A style of rock music that emerged in the 1970s |
| psychedelic rock, acid rock | A musical style that emerged in the 1960s |
| punk rock, punk | rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger / anger and social alienation |
| Broader | popular music, popular music genre | Any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time) |
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| Spanish | música rock, rock and roll, rock-and-roll, rock, rock'n'roll, rock & roll |
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| Catalan | música rock, rock and roll, rock-and-roll, rock, rock & roll |
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