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rock and roll vs popular music

popular music vs rock and roll

rock and roll and popular music both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rock and roll Yes No No No
popular music Yes No No No
As nouns, popular music is a hypernym of rock and roll; that is, popular music is a word with a broader meaning than rock and roll:
  • rock and roll: a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western
  • popular music: any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time)
Other hypernyms of rock and roll include popular music genre.
rock and roll (noun) popular music (noun)
a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time)
Difference between rock and roll and popular music

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