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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAcoustic-pop
/əˌkuː.stɪk ˈpɒp/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A genre of popular music that relies primarily on acoustic instruments such as the acoustic guitar, piano, and light percussion rather than electronic synthesis or heavy amplification.
"Her latest album represents a stylistic shift toward gentle acoustic-pop."
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Characteristic of or pertaining to this specific genre of popular music.
"The radio station specializes in contemporary acoustic-pop ballads."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound formed by combining 'acoustic' (derived from the Greek 'akoustikos', relating to hearing or sound produced without electronic amplification) and the clipped form 'pop' (short for popular music, originating in the mid-20th century). Emerging significantly in the 1990s as a reaction against heavily produced electronic and rock music, it describes a hybrid genre blending the stripped-down instrumentation of folk with mainstream pop songwriting structures.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Acoustic-pop" is said worldwide
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pop acoustique
Transliteration: pop akustik
"Il écoute souvent de la pop acoustique le soir."
Akustik-Pop
Transliteration: akustik pop
"Die Band ist bekannt für ihren melodiösen Akustik-Pop."
pop acustico
Transliteration: pop akustiko
"Preferisco le canzoni pop acustico per rilassarmi."
pop acústico
Transliteration: pop akustiko
"El concierto de pop acústico fue muy íntimo."
pop acústico
Transliteration: pop akustiku
"Ele toca guitarra em um estilo de pop acústico."
अकोस्टिक पॉप
Transliteration: akostik pop
"मुझे अकोस्टिक पॉप संगीत सुनना पसंद है।"
不插电流行乐
Transliteration: bù chā diàn liú xíng yuè
"这张专辑展现了纯粹的不插电流行乐风格。"
어쿠스틱 팝
Transliteration: eokuuseutik pap
"그는 감미로운 어쿠스틱 팝 음악을 연주합니다."
アコースティック・ポップ
Transliteration: akōsutikku poppu
"彼女の新しいアルバムはアコースティック・ポップの影響を受けています。"
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