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new beat

new beat noun: a Belgian electronic dance music genre of the 1980s that fused elements of new wave, hi-NRG, electronic body music, acid house and hip-hop.

Noun

new beat (uncountable)

  1. A Belgian electronic dance music genre of the 1980s that fused elements of new wave, hi-NRG, electronic body music, acid house and hip-hop.

Questions about new beat

What does new beat mean?
New beat means a Belgian electronic dance music genre of the 1980s that fused elements of new wave, hi-NRG, electronic body music, acid house and hip-hop.
What part of speech is new beat?
New beat is a noun.

Words near new beat in the dictionary

  1. New Barbaza
  2. New Barili
  3. New Barn
  4. New Barnet
  5. New Basford
  6. new beat
  7. New Beckenham
  8. New Bedford
  9. New Beige
  10. New Bengali
  11. New Berlin

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