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hard-rock
hard rock
noun
the original form of rock-'n'-roll, basically dependent on a consistently loud and strong
beat
.
Compare
soft rock
.
Origin:
1965–70
Related forms
hard rocker,
noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged
hard-rock
/
ˈhɑrdˌrɒk
/
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[
hahrd
-rok
]
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adjective
(loosely) of or pertaining to
igneous
or metamorphic rocks, as in mining
(hard-rock mining)
and geology
(hard-rock geology)
Compare
soft-rock geology
.
Origin:
1920–25
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
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World English Dictionary
hard rock
—
n
music
a rhythmically simple and usually highly amplified style of rock and roll
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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