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backbeat

'bækbi:t3 senses · 1939 ms
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noun
  1. 1

    The sharp accent on the second and fourth beats of rock music in 4/4 time.

    • Just let me hear some of that rock and roll music / Any old way you choose it / It's got a back beat, you can't lose it, / Any old time you use it

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