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backbeats

noun

plural of backbeat
as in rhythms

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  1. rhythms
  2. cadences
  3. meters
Noun
  • Composers of both classical and popular music study what came before them, absorbing and reworking earlier melodies, harmonies, rhythms, and techniques.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • On the title track, galloping rhythms and lingering lap steel notes conjure the image of a condor soaring overhead.
    — Cata Balzano, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of rhythms
Noun
  • On set, Lan worked scene by scene with the cast, adjusting lines written in Mandarin into the natural cadences of spoken Teochew.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 July 2026
  • Between 1200Boom’s patient lurch and slaq’s feverish run-on, both rappers’ cadences unfurl like rugs.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026
Definition of cadences
Noun
  • Furthermore, the models revealed the reservoir could hold between 350 million and 480 million cubic meters of gas while supporting a daily throughput of 750,000 cubic meters.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Starship is the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built, standing a towering 407 feet (124 meters) tall when fully stacked.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of meters
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