Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hillbilly music

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: hill-bil-ly -mu-sic
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mix of Appalachian, Southern and western music, performed by rural white people in a range of styles for commercial recording in the early United States popular music industry; the precursor to country music.

American usage; Uncountable

Usage

American usage
Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

bluegrass old-time country rockabilly

Questions

What does hillbilly music mean?: A mix of Appalachian, Southern and western music, performed by rural white people in a range of styles for commercial recording in the early United States popular music industry; the precursor to country music.

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