Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adult contemporary

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.32 in modern English

Syllables: adult -con-tem-po-rary
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A category of music including soft rock, ballads, easy listening, soul, and rhythm and blues.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"MTV is a singles medium, as is the hottest (warmest?) new radio strategy God help us, “adult contemporary”; even AOR devotes the contemporary portion of its programming to putative singles."

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

hot adult contemporary

Synonyms

AC

Questions

What does adult contemporary mean?: A category of music including soft rock, ballads, easy listening, soul, and rhythm and blues.

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