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- pronunciation:
- pap
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Explorer
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noun |
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(informal) Pop is a kind of modern music. It usually has a steady beat and is pretty easy to sing along with or dance to for fun. It is usually played with guitars, drums, and keyboard instruments, and sometimes instruments like violins play along also. Very often there is singing in this kind of music.
You can often hear pop being played on the radio.My dad doesn't like pop, but my mom thinks it's fun to dance to. |
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adjective |
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The word "pop" is a short form of the word "popular." If something is popular, it is liked by many people during a certain time. Sometimes people talk about "pop culture." Pop culture means things that are known and liked by a large number of the people in a country or other a large group. It's things like music, art, TV shows, and movies that a lot of people are talking about. The word "pop" is used especially in connection with popular music. A pop singer is a person who sings this type of music.
She sang in a church choir as a child, but now she's a pop singer.My dad only likes classical music. He's not interested in pop music at all. |
| related words: |
popular, rock |
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