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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun plural A style of music developed by African Americans that combines blues and jazz, characterized by a strong backbeat and repeated variations on syncopated instrumental phrases.
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- noun a
style ofmusic combining elements ofjazz andblues havingsyncopated rhythms and a strongbackbeat ; it was developed byAfrican Americans in the late 1940s
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- noun a combination of blues and jazz that was developed in the United States by Black musicians; an important precursor of rock 'n' roll
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