indie English · revision 10559

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=clipping|attested=1928|origins=en independent}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈɪn.di/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is a colloquial shortening and alteration of [[independent]].^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(OED 1989)^(NODE 1998)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ An independent film producer or production company: 1928.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It was used of independent theatres from 1942,^(Etymonline) and of independent record companies and musicians from 1945.^(OED 1989) By 1984 it was used of a type of pop music issued by such labels.^(Etymonline) An adjective indie, “of the Indies”, existed by the 1620s and is a separate formation.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1928 – an independent film producer.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

+ * 1942 – independent theatres.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1945 – an independent record company.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1984 – indie music.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # ''(informal)'' An independent [[film]] or [[record]] company.^(Collins 2023)^(OED 1989)

+ # Music or films produced by such companies, or the style associated with them.^(Collins 2023)^(Etymonline)

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+ ===Adjective===

+ # Of or produced by independent companies: ''an indie band''.^(Collins 2023)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[indy]]

+ * [[independent]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}