"bluebeat" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From blue + beat, named after Blue Beat Records. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|blue|beat}} blue + beat Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} bluebeat (uncountable)
  1. Any of various styles of Jamaican music, popular in the United Kingdom in the 1960s. Wikipedia link: Blue Beat Records Tags: uncountable
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