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blues vs African-American music

African-American music vs blues

blues and African-American music both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
blues Yes No No No
African-American music Yes No No No
As nouns, African-American music is a hypernym of blues; that is, African-American music is a word with a broader meaning than blues:
  • 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
  • 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
Other hypernyms of blues include black music, folk ballad, folk song, folksong.
blues (noun) African-American music (noun)
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 music created by African-American musicians; early forms were songs that had a melodic line and a strong rhythmic beat with repeated choruses
a state of depression
Difference between blues and African-American music

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