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bebop
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be·bop  (bbp)
n. Music
Bop.

[Imitation of a two-note phrase in this music.]

bebopper n.

bebop [ˈbiːbɒp]
n
(Music / Pop Music) the full name for bop1 [1]
[imitative of the rhythm of the music]
bebopper  n
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Noun1.bebop - an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940)bebop - an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940)
jazz - a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles
Verb1.bebop - dance the bebop
trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio"
Translations
bebop [ˈbiːbɒp] Nbebop m
bebop [ˈbiːbɒp] nbebop m


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This small interracial community of musicians and fans, arising in Cape Town, and to a lesser extent, in Johannesburg, emulated American beboppers and beatniks.
He swung hard enough to play with beboppers like Dizzy Gillespie; he studied composition with the legendary Nadia Boulanger; he scored dozens of films and TV shows; he arranged and/or produced albums for everyone from Frank Sinatra to Leslie Gore, and rappers like Melle Mel don't disdain the old man either.
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