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blues vs boogie-woogie

boogie-woogie vs blues

blues and boogie-woogie both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
blues Yes No No No
boogie-woogie Yes No No No
As nouns, boogie-woogie is a hyponym of blues; that is, boogie-woogie is a word with a more specific, narrower 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
  • boogie-woogie: an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano)
Other hyponyms of blues include boogie.
blues (noun) boogie-woogie (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 an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano)
a state of depression
Difference between blues and boogie-woogie

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