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rai  (r)
n.
A form of popular Algerian music combining traditional Arabic vocal styles with various elements of popular Western music and featuring outspoken, often controversial lyrics.
[Algerian French raï, perhaps from dialectal Arabic (ha er-)ray, (here is the) view (frequently heard in the songs), from Arabic ra'y, view, from ra', to observe; see ry in Semitic roots.]
rai [raɪ]
n
(Music / Pop Music) a type of Algerian popular music based on traditional Algerian music influenced by modern Western pop
[Arabic, literally: opinion]
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