new beat

noun

A Belgian electronic dance music genre of the 1980s that fused elements of new wave, hi-NRG, electronic body music, acid house and hip-hop.

Meanings

nounnew beat (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Belgian electronic dance music genre of the 1980s that fused elements of new wave, hi-NRG, electronic body music, acid house and hip-hop.
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APA

new beat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/new%20beat

MLA

“new beat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/new%20beat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “new beat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/new%20beat.

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