# minimal wave

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A broad genre of minimal, synthesizer-based electronic music mostly of the late 1970s and early 1980s.

## Etymology
From minimal and new wave, coldwave, or similar.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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