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Definition new wave in British English

new wave noun

noun
1

a group of people or things that have recently arrived somewhere or have recently become involved in something

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2

a form of art, music, theatre etc that uses new styles and ideas

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2.1

a type of music that developed in the early 1980s from punk, combining popular styles with the use of electronic synthesizers

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2.2

a style of films made in France in the 1960s

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Definition new wave in British English