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  • noun Plural form of counterbeat.

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  • In and out of the melody, crossing the beat like a jaywalker dodging taxicabs, accentuating the offbeats, creating counterbeats, he drummed like a thousand-handed deity: Kwan Yin, all arms and bliss.

    Another Roadside Attraction Robbins, Tom 1971

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