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African-American music vs rhythm and blues

rhythm and blues vs African-American music

African-American music and rhythm and blues both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
African-American music Yes No No No
rhythm and blues Yes No No No
As nouns, rhythm and blues is a hyponym of African-American music; that is, rhythm and blues is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than African-American music:
  • African-American music: music created by African-American musicians; early forms were songs that had a melodic line and a strong rhythmic beat with repeated choruses
  • rhythm and blues: a combination of blues and jazz that was developed in the United States by Black musicians; an important precursor of rock 'n' roll
Other hyponyms of African-American music include blues, soul, hip-hop, rap, rap music, R and B.
African-American music (noun) rhythm and blues (noun)
music created by African-American musicians; early forms were songs that had a melodic line and a strong rhythmic beat with repeated choruses a combination of blues and jazz that was developed in the United States by Black musicians; an important precursor of rock 'n' roll
Difference between African-American music and rhythm and blues

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