new wave

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See also: new-wave and New Wave

English[edit]

Adjective[edit]

new wave (comparative more new wave, superlative most new wave)

  1. Representing the latest and most advanced style.
    Synonyms: trendy, faddish

Noun[edit]

new wave (uncountable)

  1. (music) An alternative and broad pop and rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the early to mid-1980s, incorporating punk sensibilities and/or other forms of music, but made with more accessibility.
    • 1981, “Kids in America”, performed by Kim Wilde:
      New York to east California / There's a new wave coming, I warn ya

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English new wave.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (France) IPA(key): /nju wɛv/, /nu wɛv/

Noun[edit]

new wave f (uncountable)

  1. (relational) New wave (music genre)
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