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mathcore

noun

Etymology

From math + -core, after math rock.

  1. derived from *h₂meh₁-✻ — “to mow”
  2. inherited from *mēþą✻ — “a mowing”
  3. inherited from mǣþ — “a mowing, that which is mown, cutting of grass”
  4. inherited from math
  5. suffixed as mathcore — “math + core”

Definitions

  1. A rhythmically complex and dissonant style of metalcore music.

    • While all that herky-jerky mathcore in your collection might not fit the bill, put some Portishead on your Pod and the attached OhMiBod will respond rhythmically in kind.

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No curated loop yet for mathcore. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA