🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

메탈리카

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Metalrika

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Metallica/ˌmɛtəˈliːkə/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"메탈리카는 전설적인 헤비메탈 밴드입니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1981, known as one of the founding and most influential bands of the thrash metal genre.

    "Metallica performed their classic hits to a massive stadium crowd."
  2. 2

    The distinct heavy metal musical style characterized by fast tempos, aggressive instrumentals, and complex song structures.

    "The album defined the aggressive sound of modern Metallica."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined in the early 1980s by combining the words metal and Metallica (originally a fanzine name), derived from the Greek metallon meaning mine or metal. The term was popularized globally by the American heavy metal band formed in 1981.

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