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:
breakbeatsOrigin of Breakbeat
From break solo cadenza
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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