cross-phrasing

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From cross- +‎ phrasing.

Noun[edit]

cross-phrasing (usually uncountable, plural cross-phrasings)

  1. (music) Musical device with a syncopated effect, usually when groups of three quavers cut across the beat.
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