Noun popular music has 1 sense
  1. popular music, popular music genre - any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time)
    --1 is a kind of music genre, musical genre, genre, musical style
    --1 has particulars:
     macumba; pop music, pop; folk music, ethnic music, folk; dance music, danceroom music, ballroom music; jazz; rap, rap music, hip-hop; rhythm and blues, R and B; rockabilly; rock 'n' roll, rock'n'roll, rock-and-roll, rock and roll, rock, rock music; reggae; skiffle
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