[ˈɒfbiːt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- unconventional; unusual
(e.g: the answer sums up his offbeat, skewed vision of the world)

- not coinciding with the beat
(e.g: a rapid tempo is essential here, otherwise we will not sense the offbeat hemiolas)


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[ˈɒfbiːt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- any of the normally unaccented beats in a bar
(e.g: the horns come in full-force on the offbeats)


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