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Downbeat

British pronunciation/dˈa‍ʊnbiːt/
American pronunciation/daʊnˈbit/
Downbeat
[NOUN]
1

the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward)

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Examples
1In the film, the released ending is eerily downbeat.
2The first part of the bar is called the downbeat.
3The downbeat in the music comes with the down motion of the hand.
4Virtually everyone has got the downbeat here.
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