Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

country rock

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.90 in modern English

Syllables: coun-try rock
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A genre of music combining elements of country music and rock music.

Uncountable

noun

The rock which is native to a certain area.

Countable

noun

Rock that surrounds reefs or lodes of mined minerals, forming the walls and floors of quarries, or through which mine tunnels are driven.

Countable

Example Sentences

"It is commonly said of manganese ores that in their occurrence they are generally of a pockety nature, by which it is meant that the ores are found in limited masses surrounded by unproductive country rock, as opposed to the usual occurrence of other minerals in veins […]"
"After driving, and opening the reef for some distance, it turned under, and completely pinched out in country rock."

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Music.

Inflected Forms

country rocks (plural)

Questions

What does country rock mean?: A genre of music combining elements of country music and rock music.

How to pronounce country rock

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