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I love good rock'n'roll, blues and jazz, gospel, and a little reggae.
Jerry Hall

Meaning of "rock'n'roll" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ROCK'N'ROLL

rock'n'roll play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROCK'N'ROLL

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Rock'n'roll is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ROCK'N'ROLL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

rock'n'roll

Rock and roll

Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African-American genres such as blues, jump blues, jazz, and gospel music, together with Western swing and country music. Though elements of rock and roll can be heard in blues records from the 1920s and in country records of the 1930s, the genre did not acquire its name until the 1950s. The term "rock and roll" now has at least two different meanings, both in common usage: referring to the first wave of music that originated in the US in the 1950s and would later develop into the more encompassing international style known as "rock music", and as a term simply synonymous with the rock music and culture in the broad sense. For the purpose of differentiation, this article deals with the first definition. In the earliest rock and roll styles of the late 1940s and early 1950s, either the piano or saxophone was often the lead instrument, but these were generally replaced or supplemented by guitar in the middle to late 1950s.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROCK'N'ROLL

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WORDS THAT END LIKE ROCK'N'ROLL

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Carroll
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Synonyms and antonyms of rock'n'roll in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «rock'n'roll» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROCK'N'ROLL

Find out the translation of rock'n'roll to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rock'n'roll from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rock'n'roll» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

摇滚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rock´n´roll
570 millions of speakers

English

rock´n´roll
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

rock´n´roll
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

موسيقى الروك أند رول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

rock´n´roll
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rock´n´roll
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রক এন রোল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rock´n´roll
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rock´n´roll
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rock´n´Roll
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ロックンロール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

로큰롤
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rock n roll
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

điệu nhạc kích động ở my
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ராக் அண்ட் ரோல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रॉक एन रोल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

rock´n´roll
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rock´n´roll
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rock´n´roll
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

rock´n´roll
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rock´n´roll
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

rock´n´roll
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

rock
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

rock´n´roll
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

rock´n´roll
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rock'n'roll

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROCK'N'ROLL»

The term «rock'n'roll» is very widely used and occupies the 12.694 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROCK'N'ROLL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rock'n'roll

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10 QUOTES WITH «ROCK'N'ROLL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word rock'n'roll.
1
GG Allin
Rock'n'roll has to be destroyed and rebuilt in my name if it's ever gonna accomplish anything.
2
Peter Buck
Almost all the fans I meet are pretty cool people. They're intelligent and tend to think about things a bit more than your average rock'n'roll fans: sensible people I wouldn't mind having a drink with.
3
Tia Carrere
I'm not really this rock'n'roll chick.
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Adam Clayton
I don't think rock 'n roll is necessarily a young man's game. I think Neil Young is just as rock'n'roll now as he was in his 20s. I'd like to think we can still be edgy and challenging.
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Justin Townes Earle
I've never been good at rock'n'roll songs, anyway; either I'm blessed or I'm cursed, but whatever I write comes out sounding old.
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Joe Eszterhas
Meanwhile, politics is about getting a candidate in front of the public as a star, politics as rock'n'roll, politics as a movie.
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Joe Eszterhas
Fact is we went on to do other things. But we still wanted to do our success like rock'n'roll stars.
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Joe Eszterhas
I always wanted to be a rock'n'roll star.
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Jorja Fox
I wanted to be a lead singer in a band. I can't sing. I'm almost tone deaf. I still play. Next life, rock'n'roll for sure.
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Jerry Hall
I love good rock'n'roll, blues and jazz, gospel, and a little reggae.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROCK'N'ROLL»

Discover the use of rock'n'roll in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rock'n'roll and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
God, Guns & Rock'N'Roll
Rocker Nugent shares his "Warrior Spirit"--a strict code of ethics, safety and discipline--and offers suggestions on how to live like a hero and pass that code down to children.
Ted Nugent, 2001
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How The Beatles Destroyed Rock 'n' Roll: An Alternative ...
How the Beatles Destroyed Rock 'n' Roll is an alternative history of American music that, instead of recycling the familiar cliches of jazz and rock, looks at what people were playing, hearing and dancing to over the course of the 20th ...
Elijah Wald, 2011
3
American Honor Killings
Washington, D.C.-based rock 'n' roll antihero Ian F. Svenonius provides an unparalleled and exquisitely provocative how-to guide for rock bands.
David McConnell, 2013
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All Shook Up: How Rock 'n' Roll Changed America
Chronicles the early rise of rock and roll music in the 1950s, and discusses America's reception to the music style, describing how it affected and influenced family, sexuality, and race in that era.
Glenn C. Altschuler, 2004
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It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Thirty Years Married to a Rolling Stone
Including never-before-seen photographs from Jo's personal collection, It's Only Rock 'n' Roll is a compelling piece of rock 'n' roll history from a woman with a backstage pass and front-row seat.
Jo Wood, 2013
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Rock'n'roll
Enlivening and inspiring, this book is guaranteed to get you out of the armchair and onto the dance floor, spinning and stomping to the hypnotic rhythms of the world's most popular dance music.
Paul Bottomer, 1996
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Before Elvis: The Prehistory of Rock 'n' Roll
An essential work for rock fans and scholars, Before Elvis: The Prehistory of Rock 'n' Roll surveys the origins of rock 'n' roll from the minstrel era to the emergence of Bill Haley and Elvis Presley.
Larry Birnbaum, 2013
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Easy Riders Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-And Rock 'N Roll ...
Based on hundreds of interviews with the directors themselves, producers, stars, agents, writers, studio executives, spouses, and ex-spouses, this is the full, candid story of Hollywood's last golden age.
Peter Biskind, 2011
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Unsung Heroes of Rock 'n' Roll: The Birth of Rock in the ...
For this edition, the author has contributed a new listing of recent CD reissues. From 1945 to 1955, from Chinese hillbillies to Elvis's long-lost twin brother, here are the Unsung Heroes of Rock 'n' Roll.
Nick Tosches, 2009
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Rock 'n' Roll Dances of the 1950s
This descriptive and analytic study examines how 1950s rock 'n' roll dancing illuminates the larger cultural context out of which the dancing arose.
Lisa Jo Sagolla, 2011

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROCK'N'ROLL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rock'n'roll is used in the context of the following news items.
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Phil Rudd: A rock'n'roll life
Born May 19, 1954, in Melbourne he made his name with Colored Balls, a skinhead band, which toured the early seventies with yob-rock. By the beginning of ... «Stuff.co.nz, Nov 14»
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2014 Induction Ceremony Debuts on HBO
And they received several super performances, including one that raises the question: Who, 40-plus years into their rock'n'roll career, sings better than Daryl ... «Billboard, Jun 14»
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Phil Everly, half of pioneering rock'n'roll duo, dies aged 74
From 1957 the plangent voices of the Everly Brothers rang out to herald the birth of the rock'n'roll age in America, with songs such as Wake Up Little Susie, Bye ... «The Guardian, Jan 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Rock'n'roll [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/rocknroll>. Apr 2024 ».
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