Phrase guide

pop group

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A musical group specializing in pop music.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Despite their artistic ambitions, they were never able to escape the label of a pop group.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: popular beat combo

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a group that plays pop music

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ensemble

Narrower terms: indie

History

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَجْمُوعَة بُوب (majmūʕat būb) — musical group specializing in pop music
  • Chinese Mandarin: 流行組 /流行组 (liúxíngzǔ) — musical group specializing in pop music
  • Chinese Mandarin: 流行組合 /流行组合 (liúxíng zǔhé) — musical group specializing in pop music
  • Finnish: pop-yhtye — musical group specializing in pop music
  • French: groupe de pop — musical group specializing in pop music
  • Georgian: პოპ-ჯგუფი (ṗoṗ-ǯgupi) — musical group specializing in pop music
  • German: Pop-Gruppe — musical group specializing in pop music
  • Japanese: ポップグループ (poppugurūpu) — musical group specializing in pop music
  • Japanese: ポップ・グループ (poppu-gurūpu) — musical group specializing in pop music
  • Korean: 팝 그룹 (pap geurup) — musical group specializing in pop music
  • Russian: поп-гру́ппа (pop-grúppa) — musical group specializing in pop music
  • Spanish: grupo de pop — musical group specializing in pop music