backbeat

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(bak′bēt)

noun

in popular music, a primary accent on the second and fourth beats of a four-beat measure

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noun
A sharp rhythmic accent on the second and fourth beats of a measure in 4/4 time, characteristic of rock music.

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Origin: back(ground)

Origin: + beat

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