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upbeats

upbeats is the plural of upbeat.

Meaning of upbeat

Noun

upbeat (plural upbeats)

  1. An unaccented beat at the start of a musical phrase.
    • The conductor said: I give you three beats for nothing and then you come in on the upbeat.
    Synonyms:
    unaccented beat, anticipatory note, anticipatory, unstressed note, unstressed, anacrusis, pickup

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Questions about upbeats

What is upbeats the plural of?
Upbeats is the plural of upbeat.

Words near upbeats in the dictionary

  1. upbearing
  2. upbears
  3. upbeat
  4. upbeatly
  5. upbeatness
  6. upbeats
  7. upbelch
  8. upbelched
  9. upbelches
  10. upbelching
  11. upbend

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