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DOWNBEAT

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Dictionary entry overview: What does downbeat mean?

• DOWNBEAT (noun)
The noun DOWNBEAT has 1 sense:

1. the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward)

Familiarity information: DOWNBEAT used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DOWNBEAT (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("downbeat" is a kind of...):

beat; musical rhythm; rhythm (the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music)

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