prerock

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adjective

Before the advent of rock music.

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Meanings

adjectiveprerock (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBefore the advent of rock music.

    The prerock tradition has acquired so many layers of cultural implication that singers who take it too seriously tend to sound more like curators than entertainers.

    2007 May 14, The New York Times, “New CDs”, in New York Times

Origin

From pre- + rock.

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Cite this entry
APA

prerock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prerock

MLA

“prerock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prerock. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prerock,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prerock.

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