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Etymology edit

The origin of the music genre sense is often disputed; it was used by William S. Burroughs in Soft Machine and Nova Express and various music critics claim to have coined it: Sandy Pearlman,[1] Lester Bangs and Mike Saunders.[2][3]

Noun edit

heavy metal (countable and uncountable, plural heavy metals)

  1. (sciences, countable) Any metal that has a specific gravity greater than about 5, especially one, such as lead, that is poisonous and may be a hazard in the environment. (There are many different definitions of what counts as a heavy metal; see Heavy metals for a discussion.)
  2. (music, uncountable) A genre descended from rock music, characterized by massive sound, highly amplified distortion, and overall loudness, often with extended guitar solos, and lyrics that involve aggressive or fantastic imagery.
  3. (uncountable) guns or shot of large size.
  4. (uncountable, figurative) Great influence or power.

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References edit

  1. ^ Sandy Pearlman (1968), “Review of the Byrds song “Artificial Energy””, in Crawdaddy
  2. ^ Mike Saunders (November 12, 1970), “Review of Humble Pie's As Safe As Yesterday Is”, in Rolling Stone
  3. ^ William Phillips; Brian Cogan (2009) Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal Music, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 3

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from English heavy metal.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌɦɛ.vi ˈmɛ.təl/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: hea‧vy me‧tal

Noun edit

heavy metal m (uncountable)

  1. (music) heavy metal

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Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English heavy metal.

Noun edit

heavy metal m (uncountable)

  1. (music) heavy metal
    Synonym: metal

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Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English heavy metal.

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Noun edit

heavy metal m inan (related adjective heavymetalowy)

  1. heavy metal (style of music)

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noun

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adverb

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  • heavy metal I in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • heavy metal II in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • heavy metal in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English heavy metal.

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heavy metal m (uncountable)

  1. (music) heavy metal (genre of rock music)
    Synonyms: metal, (Brazil, dated) rock pauleira

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Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English heavy metal.

Noun edit

heavy metal n (uncountable)

  1. heavy metal

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Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English heavy metal.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌxebi meˈtal/ [ˌxe.β̞i meˈt̪al]

Noun edit

heavy metal m (uncountable)

  1. heavy metal (genre of music)
    Synonym: rock pesado

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According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

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Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English heavy metal.

Noun edit

heavy metal c

  1. (music) heavy metal
    Synonym: hårdrock

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