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popular music

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Any genre of music that has wide appeal amongst the general public of a society, typically distributed widely by the music industry; typically as seen in contrast to classical music and folk music.
    uncountable, usually
  2. Synonym of pop music.
    uncountable, usually

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CEFR level

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

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