indie

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a pop group not affiliated with a major record company
  2. noun an independent film company not associated with an established studio
  3. adjective (of pop groups) not affiliated with a major recording company

Etymology

From independent, by shortening, + -ie. Used of popular music since the 1980s, and of cinema for some decades before that.

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