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black music vs blues

blues vs black music

black music and blues both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
black music Yes No No No
blues Yes No No No
As nouns, blues is a hyponym of black music; that is, blues is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than black music:
  • black music: music created by African-American musicians; early forms were songs that had a melodic line and a strong rhythmic beat with repeated choruses
  • blues: a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes
Other hyponyms of black music include soul, hip-hop, rap, rap music, R and B, rhythm and blues.
black music (noun) 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 type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes
a state of depression
Difference between black music and blues

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