bebop

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

be=bop

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun bebop has 1 sense

bebop(n = noun.communication) bop - an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940); Array

is a kind of jazz

Derived form verb bebop₁

Verb bebop has 1 sense

bebop(v = verb.motion) bop - dance the bebop; Array

is one way to dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe

Derived form noun bebop₁

Sample sentence:
They bebop her vice president

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

bebop, n. a type of jazz originating in the 1940s and characterized by complex harmony and rhythms.

Derivative

bebopper n.

Etymology

imit. of the typical rhythm

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THESAURUS

bebop

acid rock, avant-garde jazz, ballroom music, boogie-woogie, bop, country rock, dance music, dances, folk rock, hard rock, hot jazz, jazz, jive, mainstream jazz, musical suite, rag, ragtime, rhythm-and-blues, rock, rock-and-roll, suite, suite of dances, swing, syncopated music, syncopation, the new music

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