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reggae [noun]

a type of popular music from Jamaica, with a strong second and fourth beat

US /ˈreɡ.eɪ/ 
UK /ˈreɡ.eɪ/ 

Oxford Essential Dictionary

reggae

 noun (no plural)
(music) a type of West Indian music

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

reggae

reggae /ˈreɡeɪ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1900-2000; Language: Jamaican English; Origin: rege 'rags']
a kind of popular music originally from Jamaica, with a strong regular beat

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

reggae

reg·gae [reggae reggaes]   [ˈreɡeɪ]    [ˈreɡeɪ]  noun uncountable
a type of popular music with strong rhythms, developed in Jamaica in the 1960s 
Word Origin:
perhaps related to Jamaican English rege-rege ‘quarrel, row’.  
Culture:

Reggae began in Jamaica in the 1960s and is now well known in Britain, the US and other countries. Reggae songs often have a Rastafarian message, and the musicians often wear their hair in long tight curls called dreadlocks. Famous reggae groups have included Bob Marley and the Wailers, Aswad and Burning Spear.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

reggae / ˈreɡ.eɪ / noun [ U ]

a type of popular music from Jamaica, with a strong second and fourth beat

Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

reggae

[re̱geɪ]
 N-UNCOUNT: oft N n
 Reggae is a kind of West Indian popular music with a very strong beat.
  Many people will remember Bob Marley for providing them with their first taste of Reggae music.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

reggae

reg·gae /ˈrɛgeɪ/ noun [noncount] : popular music that is originally from Jamaica and that combines native styles with elements of rock and soul music