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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBreakbeat
/ˈbreɪk.biːt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A style of electronic music characterized by the use of sampled drum breaks and syncopated rhythms.
"The DJ played a mix of breakbeat tracks that got everyone on the dance floor." - 2
A specific rhythmic pattern used in music, often sampled from older tracks.
"The breakbeat in that song is instantly recognizable and has been used in many remixes."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'breakbeat' originated in the late 1970s, combining 'break', referring to the break in a song where the rhythm is emphasized, and 'beat', which denotes the basic unit of time in music. It evolved within the hip-hop and electronic music scenes, representing a style characterized by its syncopated rhythms and use of sampled drum breaks.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Breakbeat" is said worldwide
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Breakbeat
Transliteration: Breakbeat
"Le DJ a joué des morceaux de breakbeat qui ont fait danser tout le monde."
Breakbeat
Transliteration: Breakbeat
"Der DJ spielte eine Mischung aus Breakbeat-Tracks."
Breakbeat
Transliteration: Breakbeat
"Il DJ ha suonato una selezione di brani breakbeat."
Breakbeat
Transliteration: Breakbeat
"El DJ tocó una mezcla de temas breakbeat."
Breakbeat
Transliteration: Breakbeat
"O DJ tocou uma seleção de faixas de breakbeat."
ब्रेकबीट
Transliteration: Breakbeat
"डीजे ने ब्रेकबीट ट्रैक्स का मिश्रण बजाया।"
断拍
Transliteration: duànpāi
"DJ播放了一些断拍曲目。"
브레이크비트
Transliteration: Beureikeubiteu
"DJ는 브레이크비트 트랙을 믹스했습니다."
ブレイクビート
Transliteration: Bureikubīto
"DJはブレイクビートの曲をプレイしました。"
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