popular music

English

Noun

popular music (uncountable)

(music) Any genre of music that has wide appeal amongst the general public of a society dominated by urban culture and advanced technology, especially music with less complexity than classical music and less rootsy authenticity than folk music.
Synonym of pop music

Translations

genre that has wide appeal amongst the general public

Chinese:
Mandarin: 流行音樂 (zh), 流行音乐 (zh) (liúxíng yīnyuè)
Finnish: populaarimusiikki (fi), pop (fi), pop-musiikki (fi)
French: musique populaire f
Georgian: პოპულარული მუსიკა (ṗoṗularuli musiḳa), პოპ-მუსიკა (ṗoṗ-musiḳa), პოპი (ṗoṗi)
German: populäre Musik

Hungarian: könnyűzene (hu)
Italian: musica popolare f
Rusyn: попула́рна му́зика f (populárna múzyka)
Spanish: música popular
Swedish: populärmusik
Vietnamese: nhạc đại chúng, nhạc phổ thông

References

Grove Music Online
Encyclopedia Britannica

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