"postgrunge" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: post- + grunge Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|grunge}} post- + grunge Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} postgrunge (uncountable)
  1. A subgenre of alternative rock from the mid-1990s, using the sounds and aesthetic of grunge, but with a more commercially acceptable sound. Wikipedia link: postgrunge Tags: uncountable Synonyms: post-grunge Translations (Translations): პოსტ-გრანჟი (ṗosṭ-granži) (Georgian), постгранж (postgranž) [masculine] (Russian)

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