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Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
The sharp accent on the second and fourth beats of rock music in 4/4 time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
a loud steady beat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: rhythm, beat, musical rhythm
History
From back + beat.
