hard rock: Meaning and Definition of
hard' rock'
- the original form of rock-'n'-roll, basically dependent on a consistently loud and strong beat. Cf. soft rock.
hard-rock
Pronunciation: (härd'rok"), [key]
— adj.
- (loosely) of or pertaining to igneous or metamorphic rocks, as in mining and geology Cf. soft-rock geology.
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