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"Above or below the correct note sequence; especially a vocalist out of sync with a separately recorded musical acccompaniment"
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"(music) Above or below the correct note sequence; especially a vocalist out of sync with a separately recorded musical acccompaniment"
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"Not harmonious, or out of accord."
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"(by extension) Not harmonious, or out of accord."
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"ref": "1937, “They Can't Take That Away from Me”, Ira Gershwin (lyrics), George Gershwin (music):",
"text": "The way your smile just beams / The way you sing off-key / The way you haunt my dreams / No, no—they can't take that away from me",
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