"breakbeat" meaning in All languages combined

See breakbeat on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: breakbeats [plural]
Etymology: break + beat Etymology templates: {{compound|en|break|beat}} break + beat Head templates: {{en-noun}} breakbeat (plural breakbeats)
  1. (music, countable) A form of syncopated rhythm prominent in much African music. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-breakbeat-en-noun-6nC7EoXA Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (music, uncountable) A genre of electronic dance music based on such syncopated rhythms. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Music, Musical genres
    Sense id: en-breakbeat-en-noun-~RVw9TeH Disambiguation of Musical genres: 14 86 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 13 87 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

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