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| up·beat [ úp bt ] |
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optimistic: full of optimism or cheerfulness
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noun (plural up·beats) |
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1. improvement: an increase in happiness, prosperity, or favorable activity
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2. music unaccented beat: an unaccented beat in music, especially one that ends a bar
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3. music gesture of baton: the upward movement of a conductor's baton that indicates an upbeat
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