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dubwise

dubwise adjective: having a strong drum-led bassline.

Adjective

dubwise (comparative more dubwise, superlative most dubwise)

  1. (Jamaica) Having a strong drum-led bassline.
    • It was the most tangible link between the instrumental style we discussed a few pages ago and the truly dubwise occurrences of a year or two later.2001, Lloyd Bradley, This is Reggae Music: The Story of Jamaica's Music, Grove/Atlantic, →ISBN
    • Potentially more satisfying is a Japan-only CD, reportedly more dubwise in approach and mimicking the massive reverb envelope utilised on "Beat Bop".2004, C. Parker, The Wire, numbers 239-244, page 33

Forms of dubwise

comparativemore dubwise
superlativemost dubwise

Origin of dubwise

From Jamaican English; dub (“music with the bass instrumental parts emphasized”) + -wise.

Questions about dubwise

What does dubwise mean?
Dubwise means having a strong drum-led bassline.
What part of speech is dubwise?
Dubwise is an adjective.

Words near dubwise in the dictionary

  1. Dubuffetian
  2. Dubuque
  3. Dubuque County
  4. Dubuques
  5. Dubwath
  6. dubwise
  7. Duby
  8. Dubya
  9. Dubyaphobia
  10. Dubys
  11. Dubăsari

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