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cross-beat

noun

Etymology

From cross- + beat.

  1. derived from *bautaną✻ — “to push, strike”
  2. derived from *bautan✻
  3. derived from bēatan — “to beat, pound, strike, lash, dash, thrust, hurt, injure”
  4. inherited from beten
  5. prefixed as cross-beat — “cross + beat”

Definitions

  1. The use of the rhythmic conflict found in polyrhythms as the basis of an entire musical…

    The use of the rhythmic conflict found in polyrhythms as the basis of an entire musical work.

The neighborhood

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