nova ondo

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Etymology

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From nova (new) + ondo (wave), a calque of English new wave.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈnova ˈondo]
  • Rhymes: -ondo
  • Hyphenation: no‧va on‧do

Noun

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nova ondo (uncountable, accusative novan ondon)

  1. new wave (umbrella term for various styles of popular music that emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s)
    En la 1980-aj jaroj, li estis fervorulo de nova ondo, sed mi preferis aŭskulti punkon.In the 1980s, he was a fan of new wave, but I preferred listening to punk.