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reggae(encyclopedia)
reggae(dictionary)

reggae (iou)



reggae noun. M20.
[W. Indian, ult. origin uncertain. Cf. Jamaican English rege-rege quarrel, row.]
A style of popular music of Jamaican origin, with a strongly accentuated offbeat and often a prominent bass; a dance or song set to this music. Cf. SKA.
attrib.: F. Dhondy The beat of a reggae record thumping through the..air.
reggaefied adjective (of a song or piece of music) put into the style of reggae music L20.