new wave
English edit
Adjective edit
new wave (comparative more new wave, superlative most new wave)
Noun edit
- (music) An alternative and broad pop and rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the early to mid-1980s, incorporating punk sensibilities and/or other forms of music, but made with more accessibility.
- 1981, “Kids in America”, performed by Kim Wilde:
- New York to east California / There's a new wave coming, I warn ya
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Further reading edit
- New wave music on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from English new wave.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
new wave f (uncountable)
- (relational) New wave (music genre)