Zydeco or calypso, e.g. Crossword Clue

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Zydeco or calypso, e.g. Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a style of expressing yourself in writing
2. an expressive style of music

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

ZYDECO (noun)
1. music of southern Louisiana that combines French dance melodies with Caribbean music and blues
CALYPSO (noun)
1. rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf
2. (Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years

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