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ragalike

ragalike adjective: resembling raga or some aspect of it.

Adjective

ragalike (comparative more ragalike, superlative most ragalike)

  1. Resembling raga or some aspect of it.
    • On a ballad called “If Only Once,” she shared lyrical duties with Mr. Cline, who demonstrated sensitivity and restraint in an improvisation over a ragalike pedal tone. Ms. Scheinman’s solo on the tune was stately but not remote; she packed many shades of melancholy into a few understated phrases.2007 February 3, Nate Chinen, “Kindred Spirits in Groove”, in New York Times

Forms of ragalike

comparativemore ragalike
superlativemost ragalike

Origin of ragalike

From raga + -like.

Questions about ragalike

What does ragalike mean?
Ragalike means resembling raga or some aspect of it.
What part of speech is ragalike?
Ragalike is an adjective.

Words near ragalike in the dictionary

  1. Ragaba
  2. ragabash
  3. ragabashes
  4. ragabrash
  5. ragabrashes
  6. ragalike
  7. ragam
  8. ragams
  9. ragamuffin
  10. ragamuffinism
  11. ragamuffinly

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