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down⋅beat

  [doun-beet]
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–noun Music.
1. the downward stroke of a conductor's arm or baton indicating the first or accented beat of a measure.
2. the first beat of a measure.
–adjective
3. gloomy or depressing; pessimistic: Hollywood movies seldom have downbeat endings.
Origin:
1875–80; down 1 + beat (n.)
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down·beat   (doun'bēt')   
n.  

  1. Music

    1. The downward stroke made by a conductor to indicate the first beat of a measure.

    2. The first beat of a measure.

  2. Informal A period of stagnation or inactivity.

adj.  Cheerless; pessimistic.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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