kebyar

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noun

A style of gamelan music based on a five-tone scale, with marked changes in tempo.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nounkebyar (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA style of gamelan music based on a five-tone scale, with marked changes in tempo.

Origin

  1. Indonesiankebyar
  2. Englishkebyar

Borrowed from Indonesian kebyar.

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kebyar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kebyar

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Chicago

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