Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metalcore

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables
met-al-core
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A subgenre of rock music which fuses extreme metal and hardcore punk.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)der. Latin metallum Old French metalbor. Middle English metal English metal English hardcorebf. English -core English metalcore From metal + -core.

Usage

Questions

What does metalcore mean?
A subgenre of rock music which fuses extreme metal and hardcore punk.
Where does metalcore come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)der. Latin metallum Old French metalbor. Middle English metal English metal English hardcorebf. English -core English metalcore From metal + -core.

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