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reggae

(regeɪ)
uncountable noun [oft NOUN noun]
Reggae is a kind of West Indian popular music with a very strong beat.
Bob Marley provided them with their first taste of Reggae music.

reggae in British English

(ˈrɛɡeɪ)
noun
a type of West Indian popular music having four beats to the bar, the upbeat being strongly accented
Word origin
C20: of West Indian origin

reggae in American English

(ˈrɛgeɪ)
noun
a form of popular music of Jamaican origin, characterized by a strong, syncopated rhythm and influenced by rhythm and blues and calypso
Word origin
< ? ragga, ? short for ragamuffin

Examples of 'reggae' in a sentence
reggae

It made him the bestselling reggae singer of the year.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Throughout the set ska and reggae accessories were very much bolted on as a feelgood afterthought.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Reggae and ska influences are smuggled in as well.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
By night the beach comes alive with the sound of reggae from relaxed bars.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The music was a mix of reggae and chart music.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Expect an eclectic mix of reggae and indie music.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Being the son of a reggae legend can't be easy.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A svelte reggae beat surfaces elsewhere.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
And recently he has been adding to his huge house music collection with reggae on vinyl, snapped up from specialist online stores.
The Sun (2012)
We've got ska and reggae, great jazz players and people from a blues background.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
That makes him, for want of a better term, a reggae legend.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
His questions, many about reggae music, came thick and fast.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Capacity is set at a daily maximum of 4,000; the music ranges from reggae to electronica.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It is a mixture of funk, hip-hop and reggae.
The Sun (2011)
During the day, as they ride through towns, sound systems blast both country music and reggae.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
A Senegalese put on reggae music.
Aidan Hartley THE ZANZIBAR CHEST: A Memoir of Love and War (2003)
Well, I listened to reggae music at parties.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
I love the hits of the 1960s and 1970s and reggae music.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
They won't convert all your tunes to a reggae beat but they do deliver a nice crisp bass tone - and they look pretty sharp too.
The Sun (2016)

In other languages
reggae

British English: reggae NOUN
Reggae is a kind of West Indian popular music with a very strong beat.
Bob Marley provided them with their first taste of Reggae music.
  • American English: reggae
  • Brazilian Portuguese: reggae
  • Chinese: 雷盖音乐
  • European Spanish: reggae
  • French: reggae
  • German: Reggae
  • Italian: reggae
  • Japanese: レゲエ音楽
  • Korean: 레게
  • European Portuguese: reggae
  • Latin American Spanish: reggae

Chinese translation of 'reggae'

reggae

(ˈrɛɡeɪ)

n (u)

  1. 西印度群岛的节奏很强的流行音乐和舞蹈
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