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bluegrass Definition

blue·grass (-gras′)

noun

  1. any of a large genus (Poa) of temperate and arctic forage grasses characterized by a bluish-green color
  2. Etymology: orig. in name of a band led by B. Monroe (c. 1945)

    a kind of Southern string-band music characterized by bluesy harmonies, rapid tempos, and an overall high-pitched vocal and instrumental sound

bluegrass Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • play: I shall buy more and learn to play bluegrass.
  • include: I had co-founded the club in 1974 and at that time we regularly included bluegrass and acoustic performers in the program.
  • hear: As long as we were having fun and getting to hear the best Bluegrass in the world and nobody was losing, who cared!
  • promote: I couldn't think of a better way to promote bluegrass than what you are doing here.

Adjective modifier

  • annual: A common occurrence in freeze injury is to observe an initial green-up of the annual bluegrass followed by a rapid death.
  • traditional: Tony's musical roots, however, are firmly in traditional bluegrass.
  • real: There was far more real Bluegrass than last year.
  • great: In the second hour there's great old time gospel bluegrass and cardio vascular exercise.
  • good: Definitely some of the best Bluegrass I have heard.
  • more: Tony Ellis has a new CD, out in March, of more traditional bluegrass.

Modifies a noun

  • banjo: We guarantee this book will get you started playing bluegrass banjo.
  • picker: He is still one of the hottest bluegrass guitar pickers around.
  • mandolin: He was, in turn, replaced by Frank Wakefield, another great bluegrass mandolin master.
  • fiddle: I'm not sure how many folks there realized what an outstanding bluegrass fiddle player he is.
  • band: Tony has a separate bluegrass band back home which he hopes to bring over on his next visit - a mouth-watering prospect.
  • gospel: This weeks show is a treat for all you bluegrass gospel lovers.

Noun used with modifier

  • driving: They finished the evening with a hard driving bluegrass number Standing And Looking.
  • time: In the second hour we've got bluegrass gospel, cardio vascular exercise and great old time bluegrass music.
  • straight-ahead: However, straight-ahead bluegrass is not what the crowd came to hear and not what the band came to play!
  • playing: In fact twenty years back just about everybody playing bluegrass had some Jim & Jesse songs in their repertoire.

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