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English

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�t|-i�t

Noun
en-noun

1. music The beats not normally accented in a measure.

#: The congregation clapped along on the offbeat.

Adjective
en-adj

1. Unusual, unconventional, not ordinary.

#: He has such an offbeat sense of humor that hardly anyone finds his jokes amusing.

zh:offbeat

• 2007-06-08 02:55 - WikiPedant - added inflection templates; copyedited ; added example.

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