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rhythm and blues

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. A style of music combining elements of jazz and blues, with syncopated rhythms and a strong backbeat, originating among African Americans in the 1940s.
  2. Shoes.
    Cockney, slang

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CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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rhythm and grime rhythm box rhythm game rhythm guitar rhythm method rhythm pole

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