country rock

country rock

noun
1.
a style of popular music combining the features of rock-'n'-roll and country music. Compare rockabilly.
2.
Geology. the rock surrounding and penetrated by mineral veins or igneous intrusions.
Compare wall rock.


Origin:
1870–75
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Country rock is always a great word to know.
So is convergent plate boundary. Does it mean:
ratio of the volume of the pores of a substance to the total volume of the mass
tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other
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World English Dictionary
country rock1
 
n
the rock surrounding a mineral vein or igneous intrusion

country rock2
 
n
a style of rock music influenced by country and western

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