rhythm-and-blues
[ rith -uh m-uh n-blooz ]
/ ˈrɪð əm ənˈbluz /
noun
a folk-based but urbanized form of black popular music that is marked by strong, repetitious rhythms and simple melodies and was developed, in a commercialized form, into rock-'n'-roll.
Origin of rhythm-and-blues
An Americanism dating back to 1945–50
Words nearby rhythm-and-blues
rhythm and blues,
rhythm band,
rhythm method,
rhythm section,
rhythm stick,
rhythm-and-blues,
rhythmic,
rhythmic gymnastics,
rhythmical,
rhythmicity,
rhythmics
British Dictionary definitions for rhythm and blues
rhythm and blues
noun
(functioning as singular)
any of various kinds of popular music derived from or influenced by the blues
Abbreviation: R & B