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dubplate

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdʌbpleɪt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈdʌbˌpleɪt/
  • Caribbean: /ˈdʌbˌpleːt/

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noun

Meaning 1

An acetate or vinyl record pressed in very limited numbers, especially one issued to disc jockeys in advance of an official release; specifically (and originally), one containing a piece of dub music (a style of reggae music, often instrumental, involving the mixing of different audio tracks).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Examples

  • You heard that new Danny Weed dubplate?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From dub (“style of reggae music involving mixing of different audio tracks”) + plate (“music record, usually vinyl”).

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: dubplate — acetate or vinyl record produced in very limited numbers
  • Finnish: dubplate — acetate or vinyl record produced in very limited numbers
  • French: dubplate — acetate or vinyl record produced in very limited numbers
  • German: Dubplate — acetate or vinyl record produced in very limited numbers
  • Italian: dubplate — acetate or vinyl record produced in very limited numbers
  • Japanese: ダブ・プレート (dabu purēto) — acetate or vinyl record produced in very limited numbers
  • Portuguese: dubplate — acetate or vinyl record produced in very limited numbers
  • Russian: дабплейт (dabplejt) — acetate or vinyl record produced in very limited numbers
  • Russian: дабка (dabka) — acetate or vinyl record produced in very limited numbers
  • Spanish: dubplate — acetate or vinyl record produced in very limited numbers