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Definition of Marley
1. Noun. Jamaican singer who popularized reggae (1945-1981).
Generic synonyms: Singer, Vocaliser, Vocalist, Vocalizer
Definition of Marley
1. Proper noun. (surname) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Marley
Literary usage of Marley
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1902)
"William H. Barrett, for defendant in error: The paper of July 16, 18i)2, from
George W. marley to John M. Hays, was a good color of title. ..."
2. Northern Garlands: A Collection of Songs by Joseph Ritson (1887)
"SIE* marley is grown so fine, She wont get up to serve her swine, But lies in bed
... And do you ken Elsie marley, honey ? The wife who sells the barley, ..."
3. Adventure Guide to Jamaica by Paris Permenter, John Bigley (2005)
"Reggae Greats Sense of Purpose Hold on to Love Serious Business Committed The
Best of Third World Reggae Ambassadors Live It Up marley There's no doubt that ..."
4. Heath Readers: Primer [-sixth] Reader by D.C. Heath and Company (1903)
"There it stood years afterward, above the warehouse door — Scrooge & marley.
The firm was known as Scrooge & marley. Sometimes people new to the business ..."
5. Songs, by the Ettrick shepherd by James Hogg (1831)
"MEG O' marley. NORTH. You were once so good as to flatter me, by saying that I
ought to go into ... James, let us have Meg o' marley. SHEPHERD (sings. ..."
6. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1896)
"He left India in 1859, and died on 6 Oct. 1860 at Hazeldine House, Red- marley
d'Abitot, in Worcestershire. [Wilson's Hist, of India, vol. viii.; ..."