Meanings
nounminimal wave (uncountable)
- uncountableA broad genre of minimal, synthesizer-based electronic music mostly of the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Origin
From minimal and new wave, coldwave, or similar.
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APA
minimal wave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minimal%20wave
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“minimal wave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minimal%20wave. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minimal wave,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minimal%20wave.
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