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Rock and roll Moderate

Rock and roll has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western

"rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll."

2

A genre of popular music that evolved in the 1950s from a combination of rhythm and blues and country music, characterized by electric guitars, strong rhythms, and youth-oriented lyrics.