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dubplate

noun
/ˈdʌbpleɪt/UK/ˈdʌbˌpleɪt/US/ˈdʌbˌpleːt/

Etymology

From dub (“style of reggae music involving mixing of different audio tracks”) + plate (“music record, usually vinyl”).

  1. derived from πλατύς
  2. derived from *plattus✻
  3. derived from plata
  4. derived from plate
  5. inherited from plate
  6. compounded as dubplate — “dub + plate”

Definitions

  1. An acetate or vinyl record pressed in very limited numbers, especially one issued to disc…

    An acetate or vinyl record pressed in very limited numbers, especially one issued to disc jockeys in advance of an official release; specifically (and originally), one containing a piece of dub music (a style of reggae music, often instrumental, involving the mixing of different audio tracks).

    • You heard that new Danny Weed dubplate?
    • Their dub-plate (unreleased tracks on private pressings) battles are usually limited to JA [Jamaica] and the UK, but they have begun to invade the States with this unique form of entertainment.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA