"easy listening" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} easy listening (uncountable)
  1. A genre of music characterized by simple and laid-back melodies. Wikipedia link: easy listening Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Musical genres Translations (style of music involving simple and laid-back melodies): 輕音樂 (Chinese Mandarin), 轻音乐 (qīngyīnyuè) (Chinese Mandarin), viihdemusiikki (Finnish), easy listening [masculine] (French), イージーリスニング (ījī risuningu) (Japanese), muzică ușoară [feminine] (Romanian), лёгкая му́зыка (ljóxkaja múzyka) [feminine] (Russian)

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