country music
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1.4
- noun
- /ˈkʌntri ˈmjuːzɪk/
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música country
- She has always loved country music, especially songs about life in small towns.
- country music videos
- the country music sound
- country music and blues
I'm surprised at how much country music I have in my iPod.
- I'm surprised at how much country music I have in my iPod.
- They picked their country music, and it was all right.
- I don't like country music, but I like Kacey Musgraves.
- I used to not be a fan of country music, but honestly, it slaps.
- At is a bitch asks why is country music so sad?
- Let's say Florida Georgia Line didn't have the title of country music or western or anything on them.
- Although there was Latin, jazz, swing and country music in the charts.
- Maybe there was a It was a country music show.
- This is a great tuning for a for rock, for rock music, for country music, anything like that.
- You know, I saw these Africans that play, is it Kenyans or they they play country music.
- And that's one of the things I, I think I miss the most about a lot of today's country music because I just miss those great stories, man.
Examples
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Hey, partner, you like country music?
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I'm surprised at how much country music I have in my iPod.
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Mostly just some country music, all that good stuff.
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We're listening to country music, greatest music in the world, American Music.
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There was country music playing, almost drowned by the sound of talk and laughter.
Fiction book (1995) -
Out in the car, I could hear country music playing softly.
Fiction book (1999) -
I used to not be a fan of country music, but honestly, it slaps.
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There is high-quality country music, and there is low-quality country music.
Academic text (1997) -
But I personally don't like a whole lot of country music, except for Loretta Lynn.
Fiction book (1999) -
In the kitchen, Schulz was playing country music on the radio and using a wok to steam vegetables.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
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5.6
A fast style of country music with banjo and guitar
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3.2
Music from the southern United States often played on guitar or fiddle with simple tunes
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7.4
An old, simple type of country music from the mountains of the southern United States
A style of popular music from the southern United States with guitars and songs about everyday life
How Country
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a type/genre of music associated with the countryside' is directly and compositionally derived from 'country' (rural) + 'music' (organized sound), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it as 'music from the country.' This noun–noun compound follows regular English composition patterns and similar formulations exist cross-linguistically, making the expression immediately comprehensible though cultural specifics (origin, instruments) may require exposure.
Etymology
Country music got its name from simple songs people played in the country, on porches with guitars and fiddles. These story songs about daily life made the phrase mean the style of music that comes from 'the country'.