"coldwave" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From cold + wave, perhaps influenced by earlier genres such as new wave and darkwave. In France the post-punk genre was called la vague froide. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cold|wave}} cold + wave Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} coldwave (uncountable)
  1. (music) A European style of post-punk music in the 1980s. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Musical genres
    Sense id: en-coldwave-en-noun-jy8aDy3P Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (music, US) The industrial metal music genre in the 1990s. Tags: US, uncountable Categories (topical): Musical genres
    Sense id: en-coldwave-en-noun-o2IqhS1L Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cold wave

Alternative forms

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