Breakbeat Definition

brākbēt
noun
A pattern of usually syncopated drum beats sampled from a funk, jazz, hip hop, etc. song and, typically, repeated to establish a basic rhythm, as in some kinds of popular dance music.
Webster's New World
Dance music that features such a pattern.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Breakbeat

Noun

Singular:
breakbeat
Plural:
breakbeats

Origin of Breakbeat

  • From break solo cadenza

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to breakbeat using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

Words Ending With

Unscrambles

breakbeat