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DOO-WOP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genre (usually a cappella) of Black vocal-harmony music of the 1950s that evolved in New York City from gospel singing; characterized by close four-part harmonies; the name derived from some of the nonsense syllables sung by the backup
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("doo-wop" is a kind of...):
gospel; gospel singing (folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul))
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