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- DictionaryOff·beat
adjective
- 1. unconventional; unusual: "she's a little offbeat but she's a wonderful actress"
- 2. not coinciding with the beat: "a rapid tempo is essential here, otherwise we will not sense the offbeat hemiolas"
noun
- 1. any of the normally unaccented beats in a bar: "the horns come in full-force on the offbeats"