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   bebop

   /ˈbiːbɒp/

   noun

   • 1. a type of jazz originating in the 1940s and characterized by complex harmony and rhythms. It is associated particularly with Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, and Dizzy Gillespie.

   Word Origin 1940s (originally US): imitative of the typical rhythm of this music.

   Derivatives

   • 1. bebopper noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • B

     3

   • E

     1

   • B

     3

   • O

     1

   • P

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