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high·life
or high life (hī′līf′)n.
1. Informal An extravagant or luxurious style of living.
2. Popular West African dance music that combines African rhythms and Western-style pop melodies.
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highlife
(ˈhaɪˌlaɪf)n
(Music, other)
a. a style of music combining West African elements with US jazz forms, found esp in the cities of West Africa
b. (as modifier): a highlife band.
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high•life
(ˈhaɪˌlaɪf)n.
1. an expensive, glamorous, or elegant style of living.
2. a W African style of music and dance featuring traditional Yoruban drumming and syncopated guitar melodies.
[1755–65]
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highlife
A West African style of music that combines African dance music with Western guitar sounds and jazz influences.
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| Noun | 1. | highlife - excessive spending waste, wastefulness, dissipation - useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly; "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of natural resources" |
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