acid rock

/ˌæsəd rɑk/
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Other forms: acid rocks

Definitions of acid rock
  1. noun
    a musical style that emerged in the 1960s; rock music inspired by or related to drug-induced experience
    synonyms: psychedelic rock
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    type of:
    rock, rock 'n' roll, rock and roll, rock music, rock'n'roll, rock-and-roll
    a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western
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