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bebop Definition


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bebop
noun
    1. A variety of jazz music which added new harmonies, melodic patterns and highly syncopated rhythms to accepted jazz style.
      Form: bop (often shortened to)
Derivative: bebopper
noun
    Etymology: 1940s: in imitation of two quavers in the typical bebop rhythm.



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