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Afterbeat vs Afterbear - What's the difference?

afterbeat | afterbear |

As nouns the difference between afterbeat and afterbear

is that afterbeat is (music) a secondary, weaker half of a musical beat while afterbear is a descendant; one who comes after another genealogically.

afterbeat

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (music) A secondary, weaker half of a musical beat.
  • * 1989 , Leonard B. Meyer, Style and music: theory, history, and ideology :
  • He does so by giving the first structural tone an afterbeat comparable to that which follows the second structural tone.
  • * 2007 , Michael Campbell, James Brody, ROCK AND ROLL: AN INTRODUCTION :
  • The most distinctive rhythmic feature of ska is a strong afterbeat : a strong, crisp chunk on the latter part of each beat.

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    afterbear

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A descendant; one who comes after another genealogically.
  • *1935 , The Spectator:
  • The first page of the Family Bible amplified and brought up to this irreverent date; sentimental, practical, witty, even scientific — yes, even psychological; a book for those who care about their forebears and their afterbears .
  • *1988 , Punch:
  • A teapot moulded in the form of Madonna, tastefully hand-coloured, named md dated (doubtless a century from now to be deemed to be some sort of religious vessel)? What else might we expect our afterbears to love and cherish in times to come?
  • *2009 , Michael Kilby, More from Mephistopheles :
  • Of the two lakes, the upper is the flood risk, the lower alder-overgrown, heterodox, once a clear expanse for winter village kids to frisk about, skating, sliding: the afterbears of silk throwsters.
  • *2011 , Michael Griffith, Trophy: A Novel :
  • And so, like all its forebears and afterbears , like everything but his present bear, the photo-exposé idea curled up and croaked.

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