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Definition bebop in American English

bebop noun

[uncountable] noun
/ˈbiˌbɑp/
1

a type of jazz music that developed in the U.S. during the 1940s among musicians who emphasized the complicated structure of the music, instead of the tune

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Definition bebop in American English