onbeat

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noun

The first and third beats in a bar of four-four time.

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Meanings

nounonbeat (plural onbeats)

plural onbeats

  1. entertainmentThe first and third beats in a bar of four-four time.

Origin

From on- + beat.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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