Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

synthpop

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables: syn-th-pop
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A style of pop music in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"As well as being forefathers of the synthpop that would dominate the 1980s and beyond, the title track of Trans-Europe Express was sampled in 1982 by Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force for one of the earliest hip-hop hits, Planet Rock, while Computer World was hugely influential on the house and techno music that emerged from Chicago and Detroit that decade."
"Steve Bronski, a founding member of the trailblazing British synth-pop trio Bronski Beat, has died, a source close to the group has confirmed."

Etymology

From synth (“synthesizer”) + pop.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

synth-pop (alternative)

Derived Forms

synthpoppy

Frequently Paired Words

electropop

Questions

What does synthpop mean?: A style of pop music in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument.
Where does synthpop come from?: From synth (“synthesizer”) + pop.

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