jumpstyle

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noun

A European genre of frenetic electronic music accompanied by a jumping dance.

OriginEnglish style ← Middle English stile ← Old French estile →
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Meanings

nounjumpstyle (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA European genre of frenetic electronic music accompanied by a jumping dance.

Origin

  1. Englishjump
  2. Medieval Latinstylus
  3. Proto-Indo-European*(s)teyg-
  4. Proto-Italic*stiglos?
  5. Latinstilu
  6. Old Frenchestile
  7. Middle Englishstile
  8. Englishstyle
  9. Englishjumpstyle

From jump + style.

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APA

jumpstyle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jumpstyle

MLA

“jumpstyle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jumpstyle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jumpstyle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jumpstyle.

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