"grindcore" meaning in English

See grindcore in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English grind Proto-Indo-European *kret-der.? Proto-Germanic *harduz Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *hard(ī) Old English heard Middle English hard English hard Middle English core English core English hardcorebf. English -core English grindcore From grind + -core. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|grind|-core<id:music>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English grind Proto-Indo-European *kret-der.? Proto-Germanic *harduz Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *hard(ī) Old English heard Middle English hard English hard Middle English core English core English hardcorebf. English -core English grindcore [Appendix:Glossary#back-formation|Back-formation]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "hardcore punk, a particularly fast and intense form of punk rock", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "strong", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*kret-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*harduz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" }, { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "-ed", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-jaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-ī", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*hard(ī)", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "heard", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "hard", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "hard", "lang" : "en" }, { "id" : "central part", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "core", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "core", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "hardcore", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "back-formation" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-core", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "grindcore", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="grindcore"> From grind + -core. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} grindcore (uncountable)
  1. A fusion genre of extreme metal and hardcore punk, incorporating aggressive guitar riffs; extremely rapid drumming; and loud, largely unintelligible screaming. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: grind Derived forms: cybergrind, deathgrind, goregrind, pornogrind Translations (music genre): 碾核 (niǎnhé) (Chinese Mandarin), grindcore [masculine] (French), გრაინდკორი (graindḳori) (Georgian), 그라인드코어 (geuraindeuko'eo) (Korean)

Alternative forms

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