country and westernadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌkʌntrɪ (ə)n(d) ˈwɛst(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˌkəntri ən ˈwɛstərn/

Forms: also with capital initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: country n., and conj.¹, western adj.

Etymology: < country n. + and conj.¹ + western adj. Compare country music n. 2.

A. adj.

Designating or relating to popular music of a style originating in folk music of the rural southern United States and cowboy music of the American West. See country music n. 2.Abbreviated C. & W. (see C. & W. n. at C n. Initialisms 3).

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country and western1942

Nashville1951

C. & W.1953

1942 Billboard 25 Apr. 73/2 With spring and summer coming on, personal appearance tours of country and Western bands at fairs and other outdoor locations will be on the increase.

1959 ‘F. Newton’ Jazz Scene xiii. 237 Simple vocal music of the rhythm-and-blues or country-and-Western type.

1970 Listener 11 June 804/2 Musically, Liverpool has always preferred Country and Western music to virtually any of the current national trends.

2007 C. MacFarlane Real Gorbals Story (2009) i. 15 They might launch into one of their songs, the favourite at the time being the country-and-western song ‘The Wild Side of Life’.

B. n.

= country music n. 2.Abbreviated C. & W. (see C. & W. n. at C n. Initialisms 3).

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country music1942

country-western1949

bluegrass1955

country and western1960

Nashville1963

country1969

newgrass1972

alternative country1990

alt-country1993

1960 20th Cent. Dec. 556 The hillbilly form is known generically as Country-and-Western... Whatever its mood, C-and-W has instantly recognizable characteristics.

1987 C. Phillips European Tribe xiii. 111 The music, a schizophrenic mixture of country and western, rock music, and black American soul, attempted to please everybody and pleased nobody.

2007 Guardian 14 Dec. (Film & Music section) 3/1 A man trying to spread the word of Islam through the unlikely medium of country and western.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	country and western
释义	country and westernadj.n. Brit. /ˌkʌntrɪ (ə)n(d) ˈwɛst(ə)n/, U.S. /ˌkəntri ən ˈwɛstərn/ Forms: also with capital initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: country n., and conj.¹, western adj. Etymology: < country n. + and conj.¹ + western adj. Compare country music n. 2. A. adj. Designating or relating to popular music of a style originating in folk music of the rural southern United States and cowboy music of the American West. See country music n. 2.Abbreviated C. & W. (see C. & W. n. at C n. Initialisms 3). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > folk music > [adjective] > country and western country and western1942 Nashville1951 C. & W.1953 1942 Billboard 25 Apr. 73/2 With spring and summer coming on, personal appearance tours of country and Western bands at fairs and other outdoor locations will be on the increase. 1959 ‘F. Newton’ Jazz Scene xiii. 237 Simple vocal music of the rhythm-and-blues or country-and-Western type. 1970 Listener 11 June 804/2 Musically, Liverpool has always preferred Country and Western music to virtually any of the current national trends. 2007 C. MacFarlane Real Gorbals Story (2009) i. 15 They might launch into one of their songs, the favourite at the time being the country-and-western song ‘The Wild Side of Life’. B. n. = country music n. 2.Abbreviated C. & W. (see C. & W. n. at C n. Initialisms 3). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > folk music > [noun] > country and western country music1942 country-western1949 bluegrass1955 country and western1960 Nashville1963 country1969 newgrass1972 alternative country1990 alt-country1993 1960 20th Cent. Dec. 556 The hillbilly form is known generically as Country-and-Western... Whatever its mood, C-and-W has instantly recognizable characteristics. 1987 C. Phillips European Tribe xiii. 111 The music, a schizophrenic mixture of country and western, rock music, and black American soul, attempted to please everybody and pleased nobody. 2007 Guardian 14 Dec. (Film & Music section) 3/1 A man trying to spread the word of Islam through the unlikely medium of country and western. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1942
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