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musical rhythm vs downbeat

downbeat vs musical rhythm

musical rhythm and downbeat both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
musical rhythm Yes No No No
downbeat Yes No No No
As nouns, downbeat is a hyponym of musical rhythm; that is, downbeat is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than musical rhythm:
  • musical rhythm: the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
  • downbeat: the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward)
Other hyponyms of musical rhythm include backbeat, offbeat, upbeat, syncopation, free rhythm, measured rhythm.
musical rhythm (noun) downbeat (noun)
the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward)
Difference between musical rhythm and downbeat

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