"R & B" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} R & B (uncountable)
  1. Abbreviation of rhythm and blues. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: rhythm and blues Categories (topical): Blues music Translations (Translations): არენბი (arenbi) (Georgian), アールアンドビー (āruandobī) (Japanese), 알앤비 (araenbi) (Korean)
    Sense id: en-R_&_B-en-noun-XA8PeVsK Disambiguation of Blues music: 84 16 Categories (other): English coordinated pairs Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 59 41 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 79 21
  2. Ellipsis of contemporary R&B. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: contemporary R&B Synonyms: R&B, r&b
    Sense id: en-R_&_B-en-noun-92Uy3-JJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 15 85

Alternative forms

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