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    [Noun]  | "back*beat" | \ ˈbak-ˌbēt \


    1: a steady pronounced rhythm stressing the second and fourth beats of a four-beat measure


    Origin: 1928 ;

    [Noun]  | "backbeat" 


    1: as in rhythm, cadence;


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     [ "backbeat" ]

    1:  A type of music that puts emphasis on beats 2 and

      * e.g.,  ...  James Brown's music was groundbreaking in putting emphasis on the first beat; he called such music "the one." 


     [ "backbeat" ]

    2:  A rhythmic quality in music where a beat either is slightly late or gives the illusion of being slightly late.

      * e.g.,  ...  Lay that snare drum down in a more relaxed manner, more backbeat. 


     [ "backbeat" ]

    3:  A personal trait of being late.

      * e.g.,  ...  Ricky is always late to rehearsal, he's so backbeat. 

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