"coldwave" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: 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, {{m|en|new wave}} new wave, {{m|en|darkwave}} darkwave, {{m|fr|la vague froide}} la vague froide 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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cold wave

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