Definition of rock-and-roll Rock-and-roll
/ɹɑˈkæˈndɹowˈl/ - [rakandrowl] -
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What does rock-and-roll mean?
WordNet
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| rock-and-roll - a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western; "rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll." | ||
| rock 'n' roll, rock'n'roll, rock and roll, rock, rock music | ||
| popular music, popular music genre any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time) | ||
| heavy metal music, heavy metal loud and harsh sounding rock music with a strong beat; lyrics usually involve violent or fantastic imagery | ||
| art rock, progressive rock a style of rock music that emerged in the 1970s; associated with attempts to combine rock with jazz and other forms; intended for listening and not dancing | ||
| acid rock, psychedelic rock a musical style that emerged in the 1960s; rock music inspired by or related to drug-induced experience | ||
| punk rock, punk rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock | ||
| backbeat a loud steady beat | ||
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Wiktionary 
- rock-and-roll (Noun)
Alternative spelling of rock and roll.
