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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHardrock
/ˈhɑːrd.rɒk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A genre of rock music characterized by a heavy sound and strong rhythms, often featuring distorted electric guitars.
"The concert featured several popular hardrock bands that energized the crowd." - 2
A type of rock that is very hard and resistant to weathering.
"Granite is an example of hardrock commonly used in construction."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'hardrock' originates from the combination of 'hard' and 'rock', with 'hard' deriving from Old English 'heard', meaning solid or firm, and 'rock' from Old English 'rocc', referring to a large mass of stone. The term has evolved to describe a genre of music characterized by heavy use of electric guitars and strong rhythms, emerging in the late 1960s.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hardrock" is said worldwide
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hard rock
Transliteration: hard rock
"Le concert de hard rock a attiré de nombreux fans."
Hardrock
Transliteration: Hardrock
"Das Hardrock-Konzert war ein großer Erfolg."
hard rock
Transliteration: hard rock
"Il festival di hard rock ha attirato migliaia di fan."
hard rock
Transliteration: hard rock
"El concierto de hard rock fue increíble."
hard rock
Transliteration: hard rock
"O festival de hard rock foi um sucesso."
हार्ड रॉक
Transliteration: hārd rāk
"हार्ड रॉक संगीत का एक अनोखा अनुभव है।"
硬摇滚
Transliteration: yìng yáogǔn
"这场硬摇滚音乐会吸引了很多乐迷。"
하드 록
Transliteration: hadeu rok
"하드 록 콘서트는 많은 팬들을 끌어모았다."
ハードロック
Transliteration: hādo rokku
"ハードロックのコンサートは大盛況でした。"
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