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noun
- 1. a new movement or trend, especially in the arts: "a new wave was coming in architecture"
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Music genre that encompasses pop-oriented styles from the late 1970s through the 1980s
New wave is a music genre that encompasses pop-oriented styles from the 1970s through the 1980s. It is considered a lighter and more melodic "broadening of punk culture". It was originally used as a catch-all for the various styles of music that emerged after punk rock. Later, critical consensus favored "new wave" as an umbrella term involving many contemporary popular music styles, including synt... Wikipedia