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reggae

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

reg‧gae /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 COBUILD 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

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

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Classical

classical [adjective] (MUSIC)

describes music that is considered to be part of a long especially formal tradition and to be of lasting value

US

/ˈklæs.ɪ.kəl/

UK

/ˈklæs.ɪ.kəl/

Example:

Do you prefer classical music like Mozart and Mahler, or pop?

Oxford Essential Dictionary

classical

adjective

1 in a style that people have used for a long time because they think it is good same meaning traditional:
classical dance
opposite modern

2 connected with ancient Greece or Rome:
classical Greek architecture

3 classical music is serious and important:
I prefer pop music to classical music.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

classical

clas‧si‧cal W3 AC /ˈklæsɪkəl/ BrE AmE adjective
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: classicus; ↑classic¹]
1. belonging to a traditional style or set of ideas
classical ballet/dance etc
the classical theory of relativity
2. relating to music that is considered to be important and serious and that has a value that continues for a long time
classical music/musician/composer etc
a leading classical violinist
a classical repertoire
3. relating to the language, literature etc of ancient Greece and Rome:
classical literature
a classical scholar
classical mythology
4. (also classic) typical of a particular thing or situation:
the classical argument against democracy

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

classical

clas·sic·al AW [ˈklæsɪkl] [ˈklæsɪkl] adjective usually before noun
1. widely accepted and used for a long time; traditional in style or idea
• the classical economics of Smith and Ricardo
• the classical theory of unemployment

• classical and modern ballet

2. connected with or influenced by the culture of ancient Greece and Rome
• classical studies
• a classical scholar (= an expert in Latin and Greek)

• classical architecture

3. (of music) written in a Western musical tradition, usually using an established form (for example a symphony ) and not played on electronic instruments. Classical music is generally considered to be serious and to have a lasting value
• He plays classical music, as well as pop and jazz.

• a classical composer/violinist

4. = classic

• These are classical examples of food allergy.

5. (of a language) ancient in its form and no longer used in a spoken form

• classical Arabic

6. simple and attractive
• the classical elegance of the design
Derived Word: classically
Word Origin:
[classical classically] late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘outstanding of its kind’): from Latin classicus ‘belonging to a class’ (later ‘of the highest class’, from classis ‘a division of the Roman people, a grade, or a class of pupils’) + -al.
Collocations:
Music
Listening
listen to/enjoy/love/be into music/classical music/jazz/pop/hip-hop, etc.
listen to the radio/an MP3 player/a CD
put on/play a CD/a song/some music
turn down/up the music/radio/volume/bass
go to a concert/festival/gig/performance/recital
copy/burn/rip music/a CD/a DVD
download music/an album/a song/a demo/a video
Playing
play a musical instrument/the piano/percussion/a note/a riff/the melody/a concerto/a duet/by ear
sing an anthem/a ballad/a solo/an aria/the blues/in a choir/soprano/alto/tenor/bass/out of tune
hum a tune/a theme tune/a lullaby
accompany a singer/choir
strum a chord/guitar
Performing
form/start/get together/join/quit/leave a band
give a performance/concert/recital
do a concert/recital/gig
play a concert/gig/festival/venue
perform (BrE) at/in a concert/(especially NAmE) a concert
appear at a festival/live
go on/embark on a (world) tour
Recording
write/compose music/a ballad/a melody/a tune/a song/a theme song/an opera/a symphony
land/get/sign a record deal
be signed to/be dropped by a record company
record/release/put out an album/a single/a CD
be top of/top the charts
get to/go straight to/go straight in at/enter the charts at number one
Example Bank:

• classical and modern ballet/dance

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

classical / ˈklæs.ɪ.k ə l / adjective (MUSIC)

A2 describes music that is considered to be part of a long especially formal tradition and to be of lasting value:

Do you prefer classical music like Mozart and Mahler, or pop?

specialized describes a style of music written in Europe between about 1750 and 1830:

The works of Haydn and Mozart belong to the classical period.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

classical

[klæ̱sɪk(ə)l]
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1) ADJ: usu ADJ n You use classical to describe something that is traditional in form, style, or content.
  Fokine did not change the steps of classical ballet; instead he found new ways of using them.
  ...the scientific attitude of Smith and earlier classical economists.
  Ant:
  modern
2) ADJ: usu ADJ n Classical music is music that is considered to be serious and of lasting value.
3) ADJ: usu ADJ n Classical is used to describe things which relate to the ancient Greek or Roman civilizations.
  ...the healers of ancient Egypt and classical Greece...
  It's a technological achievement that is unrivalled in the classical world.
  ...classical architecture.
4) ADJ: ADJ n A classical language is a form of a language that was used in ancient times and is now no longer used, or only used in formal writing.
  ...a line of classical Arabic poetry.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

clas·si·cal /ˈklæsɪkəl/ adj
1 [more ~; most ~] : of a kind that has been respected for a long time
• the classical [=traditional] idea of beauty
• classical ballet
2 : of or relating to the ancient Greek and Roman world and especially to its language, literature, art, etc.
• the classical [=ancient] and medieval worlds
• classical literature/art
• the classical tradition
• a classical scholar
3 : relating to music in a European tradition that includes opera and symphony and that is generally considered more serious than other kinds of music
• classical music/composers
4 : teaching ideas about literature, art, science, etc., rather than practical skills
• a classical curriculum/education
5 : very typical : classic
• a classical example of propaganda
• the classical symptoms of the disease