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noun
A genre of aggressive danceable music originating in the 1980s and taking elements from industrial and electronic music.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: electronic dance music, EDM, electronic music, music, sound
History
Coined in 1978 by Ralf Hütter of the German electronic band Kraftwerk.
Across languages
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