"world music" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: world musics [plural]
Etymology: Attributed to ethnomusicologist Robert E. Brown (1960s), later primarily used as a marketing term. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} world music (countable and uncountable, plural world musics)
  1. (music, rare) Traditional music, as opposed to popular music or classical music. Tags: countable, rare, uncountable Categories (topical): Music Translations (traditional music, as opposed to popular music or classical music): 傳統音樂 (Chinese Mandarin), 传统音乐 (chuántǒng yīnyuè) (Chinese Mandarin), volksmuziek [feminine] (Dutch), traditionele muziek [feminine] (Dutch), kansanmusiikki (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-world_music-en-noun-OEE67v0N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'traditional music, as opposed to popular music or classical music': 84 16
  2. (music) Music that combines elements from traditional styles from the non-Western world along with modern, popular elements, in order to create something marketed towards Western audiences. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Musical genres Related terms: world literature Translations (music that combines elements from traditional styles with popular elements): 世界音樂 (Chinese Mandarin), 世界音乐 (shìjiè yīnyuè) (Chinese Mandarin), wereldmuziek [feminine] (Dutch), mondmuziko (Esperanto), maailmanmusiikki (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-world_music-en-noun-Wr2T35RS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English quotations with omitted translation Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English quotations with omitted translation: 44 56 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'music that combines elements from traditional styles with popular elements': 25 75

Noun [Spanish]

Head templates: {{es-noun|m|-}} world music m (uncountable)
  1. world music Tags: masculine, uncountable
    Sense id: en-world_music-es-noun-6bfAEI38 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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