Substyle
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A secondary or subsidiary style.
"In this way, breakdancing, hardbeat, acidhouse, acidbeat, hip-hop, punk, rockabilly and streetmusic make up a plurality of substyles launched by the record companies which take over the national markets, […]"
- 2 A right line on which the style, or gnomon, of a sundial is erected, being the common section of the face of the dial and a plane perpendicular to it passing through the style.
"which is the distance of the Substyle from the Perpendicular[…]"
Synonyms
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More examples"In this way, breakdancing, hardbeat, acidhouse, acidbeat, hip-hop, punk, rockabilly and streetmusic make up a plurality of substyles launched by the record companies which take over the national markets, […]"
Etymology
From sub- + style.
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