"rhythm and blues" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From early 1940s, replacing earlier race music. Etymology templates: {{m|en|race music}} race music Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} rhythm and blues
  1. (music) A style of music combining elements of jazz and blues, with syncopated rhythms and a strong backbeat, originating among African Americans in the 1940s. Categories (topical): Musical genres, Blues music Synonyms: R & B Derived forms: contemporary R&B Related terms: race music Translations (rhythm and blues): 節奏布魯斯 (Chinese Mandarin), 节奏布鲁斯 (jiézòu bùlǔsī) (Chinese Mandarin), ritmenbluso (Esperanto), rhythm and blues (Finnish), რიტმ-ენდ-ბლუზი (riṭm-end-bluzi) (Georgian), Rhythm and Blues [neuter] (German), リズム・アンド・ブルース (rizumu-ando-burūsu) (Japanese), puoro ūngeri kōrangaranga (Maori), ритм-энд-блю́з (ritm-end-bljúz) [masculine] (Russian), ритм-н-блю́з (ritm-n-bljúz) [masculine] (Russian), rhythm and blues [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-rhythm_and_blues-en-noun-H7~cGHdY Disambiguation of Blues music: 98 2 Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 93 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 92 8 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 91 9 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'rhythm and blues': 97 3
  2. (Cockney rhyming slang) shoes Tags: Cockney, slang
    Sense id: en-rhythm_and_blues-en-noun-Aepd3Tvl Categories (other): English coordinated pairs Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 53 47

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