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MODERN JAZZ
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Dictionary entry overview: What does modern jazz mean?
• MODERN JAZZ (noun)
The noun MODERN JAZZ has 1 sense:
1. any of various styles of jazz that appeared after 1940
Familiarity information: MODERN JAZZ used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of various styles of jazz that appeared after 1940
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
modern jazz; neo jazz; new jazz
Hypernyms ("modern jazz" is a kind of...):
jazz (a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles)
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