About The Word Downbeat

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Downbeat

Downbeat Meaning & Definition
Downbeat Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Downbeat?

[n] the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Downbeat:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Downbeat: arsis | bar beat | beat | bout | Cassandra-like | Cassandran | Cassandrian | circle | circuit | course | cycle | cynical | defeatist | diastole | dismal | gloomy | negative | negativistic | nihilistic | offbeat | pessimist | pessimistic | pulsation | pulse | revolution | rotation | round | series | spell | systole | thesis | throb | turn | uncheerful | upbeat | wheel

See Also | beat | musical rhythm | rhythm

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