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OFFBEAT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)
Synonyms:
offbeat; upbeat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("offbeat" is a kind of...):
beat; musical rhythm; rhythm (the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(informal) strikingly unconventional
Synonyms:
far-out; kinky; offbeat; quirky; way-out
Classified under:
Similar:
unconventional (not conventional or conformist)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
