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Meaning of no wave | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A broad musical and artistic movement originating in the mid-1970s in New York City, typified by experimentation and performance art.

uncountable

Examples

“To dream that tall, mean, vegan Jeff, in turtlenecks and chinos like Sterling Morrison, was the only one I talked to at all the no wave shows I went to alone.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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