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hard rock

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A rock music genre marked by a heavy regular beat, high amplification, and usually frenzied performances.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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Across languages

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22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: هَارْد رُوك (hārd rok) — rock music genre
  • Arabic: هَارْد رُوك (hārd rūk) — rock music genre
  • Bulgarian: хард рок — rock music genre
  • Chinese Mandarin: 硬式搖滾 /硬式摇滚 (yìngshì yáogǔn) — rock music genre
  • Chinese Mandarin: 重搖滾 /重摇滚 (zhòng yáogǔn) — rock music genre
  • Dutch: hardrock — rock music genre
  • Finnish: hard rock — rock music genre
  • French: hard rock — rock music genre
  • Georgian: მძიმე როკი (mʒime roḳi) — rock music genre
  • Georgian: ჰარდ-როკი (hard-roḳi) — rock music genre
  • German: Hard Rock — rock music genre
  • German: Hardrock — rock music genre
  • Japanese: ハードロック (hādorokku) — rock music genre
  • Korean: 하드 록 (hadeu rok) — rock music genre
  • Marathi: हार्ड रॉक (hārḍa rŏk) — rock music genre
  • Persian: هارد راک (hârd râk) — rock music genre
  • Portuguese: hard rock — rock music genre
  • Russian: хард-ро́к (xard-rók) — rock music genre
  • Russian: тяжёлый рок (tjažólyj rok) — rock music genre
  • Swedish: hårdrock — rock music genre
  • Turkish: hard rock — rock music genre
  • Vietnamese: hard rock — rock music genre