classic rock

noun

A radio programming format that includes hard rock music from the mid-1960s through 1980 or later.

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Meanings

nounclassic rock (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA radio programming format that includes hard rock music from the mid-1960s through 1980 or later.

    "Above all though, our poll seems to indicate one thing - in 2009 classic rock still rules."

    2009 November 27, “Jimi Hendrix's Voodoo Child has 'best guitar riff'”, in BBC
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APA

classic rock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/classic%20rock

MLA

“classic rock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/classic%20rock. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “classic rock,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/classic%20rock.

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