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onbeat

onbeat noun: the first and third beats in a bar of four-four time.

Noun

onbeat (plural onbeats)

  1. The first and third beats in a bar of four-four time.

Forms of onbeat

pluralonbeats

Origin of onbeat

From on- + beat.

Questions about onbeat

What does onbeat mean?
Onbeat means the first and third beats in a bar of four-four time.
What part of speech is onbeat?
Onbeat is a noun.
What is the plural of onbeat?
The plural of onbeat is onbeats.

Words near onbeat in the dictionary

  1. onaye
  2. onball
  3. onballer
  4. onballers
  5. onbeam
  6. onbeat
  7. onbeats
  8. onbeia
  9. onbeias
  10. onboard
  11. onboarded

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