cross-phrasing

noun

Musical device with a syncopated effect, usually when groups of three quavers cut across the beat.

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Meanings

nouncross-phrasing (usually uncountable, plural cross-phrasings)

plural cross-phrasings

  1. uncountableusuallyentertainmentMusical device with a syncopated effect, usually when groups of three quavers cut across the beat.

Origin

From cross- + phrasing.

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APA

cross-phrasing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-phrasing

MLA

“cross-phrasing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-phrasing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross-phrasing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-phrasing.

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