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biguines

biguines is the plural of biguine.

Meaning of biguine

Noun

biguine (countable and uncountable, plural biguines)

  1. (uncountable) A style of music that originated in Martinique in the 19th century, combining the traditional bélé music with the polka.
    • The band had three contrasting lead singers: Mr. Desvarieux, who was gruff and smoky; Mr. Marthely, a buoyant tenor; and Ms. Beroard, whose voice can be bright and poppy or sweetly affectionate. Mr. Naimro’s keyboards could sound like zinging dance-club synthesizers, an accordion, a steel drum or...2007 August 2, Jon Pareles, “A Wide Range of Sounds, From Antillean to Zouk”, in New York Times
  2. (countable) A musical composition in this style.
  3. (countable) A dance performed to this music.

Questions about biguines

What is biguines the plural of?
Biguines is the plural of biguine.

Words near biguines in the dictionary

  1. biguanide
  2. biguanides
  3. biguanidine
  4. biguanidines
  5. biguine
  6. biguines
  7. bigun
  8. biguns
  9. biguttate
  10. biguttulate
  11. bigwig

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