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Meaning of "dubstep" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DUBSTEP

From dub1 + step.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DUBSTEP

dubstep  [ˈdʌbˌstɛp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DUBSTEP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dubstep is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DUBSTEP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dubstep

Dubstep /ˈdʌbstɛp/ is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in South London, England. It emerged in the late 1990s as a development within a lineage of related styles such as 2-step garage, broken beat, drum and bass, jungle, dub and reggae. In the UK the origins of the genre can be traced back to the growth of the Jamaican sound system party scene in the early 1980s. The music generally features syncopated drum and percussion patterns with bass lines that contain prominent sub bass frequencies. The earliest dubstep releases date back to 1998, and were usually featured as B-sides of 2-step garage single releases. These tracks were darker, more experimental remixes with less emphasis on vocals, and attempted to incorporate elements of breakbeat and drum and bass into 2-step. In 2001, this and other strains of dark garage music began to be showcased and promoted at London's night club Plastic People, at the "Forward" night, which went on to be considerably influential to the development of dubstep.

Definition of dubstep in the English dictionary

The definition of dubstep in the dictionary is a genre of electronic music conveying a dark and brooding atmosphere through prominent bass lines.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DUBSTEP


counterstep
ˈkaʊntəˌstɛp
doorstep
ˈdɔːˌstɛp
footstep
ˈfʊtˌstɛp
instep
ˈɪnˌstɛp
lockstep
ˈlɒkˌstɛp
misstep
ˌmɪsˈstɛp
multistep
ˈmʌltɪˌstɛp
outstep
ˌaʊtˈstɛp
overstep
ˌəʊvəˈstɛp
quickstep
ˈkwɪkˌstɛp
sidestep
ˈsaɪdˌstɛp
stair-step
ˈstɛərˌstɛp
stairstep
ˈstɛərˌstɛp
step
stɛp
steppe
stɛp
unstep
ʌnˈstɛp
upstep
ˈʌpˌstɛp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DUBSTEP

dubiosity
dubious
dubiously
dubiousness
dubitable
dubitably
dubitancy
dubitate
dubitation
dubitative
dubitatively
Dublin
Dublin Bay prawn
Dubliner
Dubna
dubnium
Dubois
dubonnet

WORDS THAT END LIKE DUBSTEP

false step
goose step
goose-step
half step
half-step
in step
keep step
naughty step
on one´s doorstep
one-step
out of step
single-step
slip step
step by step
step-by-step
to be on the naughty step
twelve-step
two-step
watch one´s step
whole step

Synonyms and antonyms of dubstep in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dubstep» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DUBSTEP

Find out the translation of dubstep to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dubstep from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dubstep» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

的dubstep
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dubstep
570 millions of speakers

English

dubstep
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Dubstep
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دوبستيب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дабстеп
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dubstep
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Dubstep
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dubstep
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dubstep
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dubstep
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ダブステップ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

덥 스텝
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dubstep
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dubstep
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டப்ஸ்டெப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डब्स्टेप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dubstep
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dubstep
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dubstep
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дабстеп
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dubstep
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

dubstep
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dubstep
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dubstep
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dubstep
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dubstep

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DUBSTEP»

The term «dubstep» is very widely used and occupies the 12.327 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dubstep

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6 QUOTES WITH «DUBSTEP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dubstep.
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James Blake
Dubstep has everything for me. Rhythm, sound design, heartfelt emotion - all in one place.
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James Blake
The commercialization of dubstep isn't something I'm part of.
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James Blake
I've been asked a lot about the state of dubstep in America, and everyone wants me to say something controversial, but I have no negative feelings toward anything, really.
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Chino Moreno
I love some electronic music. I'm not a big fan of dubstep, but there is so much good electronic music out there.
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Chandler Riggs
I'm really into, like, electric pop music and dubstep, things like that.
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Skrillex
No one worries about genre when they're dancing. They're not asking themselves, 'Is this song a dubstep song?'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DUBSTEP»

Discover the use of dubstep in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dubstep and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Origins and Sound Elements of the Dubstep Genre
A look at the origins and audio aspects of the Dubstep music genre. This book will discuss the musical roots and influences of the style such as dance music, techno, classical music and much more.
‎2011
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Dubstep: Dubstep, Genre, Electronic Music, Dance Music, UK ...
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that has its roots in London's early 2000s UK garage scene.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster, 2009
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Dubstep
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Dubstep (/ d bst p/) is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in south London, England.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Killer Facebook Ads: Master Cutting-Edge Facebook ...
Dubstep Estimated Reach: 1,117,340 people who live in the United States and like: 16bit, atlanta dubstep, bar 9, bass drops you can feel, bassnectar, benga, borgore, boxcutter, caspa, caspa rusko, chase status, chasing shadows, circus ...
Marty Weintraub, 2011
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Dubstep: Burial Albums, Dubstep Musicians, Dubstep Songs, ...
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Books, LLC, Source: Wikipedia, 2011
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Billboard
DUBSTEP BY STEP Underground U.K. Dance Genre Emerges As Commercial Force EVERYBODY'S LISTENING Three Rising Dubstep Acts To Watch BY LARS BRANDLE l Getting Mighty Crowded Closures Stoke Fears. Gl.()l3AL N EWS LI ...
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Dance Music:
Home | Up Dubstep is the name given to the largely South London-based dark garage sound that originally came out of productions by El-B (as part of both Groove Chronicles and the Ghost camp), Zed Bias (aka Phuturistix, Maddslinky and ...
Nicolae Sfetcu, 2014
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Dubstep Musicians, Including: Mary Anne Hobbs, Drop the ...
We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. This particular book is a collaboration focused on Dubstep musicians.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
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Britpop and the English Music Tradition
The techno influence in dubstep encourages 'cinematic' readings that elaborate spaces associated with sound. The blog Woebot (Matt Ingram) suggests that ' perhaps Dubstep is a kind of contemporary Exotica foundered [sic] on recycling old ...
Professor Andy Bennett, Professor Jon Stratton, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DUBSTEP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dubstep is used in the context of the following news items.
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How Nell Zink's bizarre brilliance found her success at fifty
Tiff and Stephen take in dubstep, opium and extramarital affairs before they settle on saving the world. Zink's scale is vast but she can swoop in ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»
2
What's On Saturday: John C Reilly, Ewan Pearson and more
The London DJ and producer has had a great run since he swapped dubstep for house music, with tracks like My Love showing his ear for a ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
3
Best albums of 2015 so far
'Torn Apart' features a string section, while 'There's A Price On Your Head' offsets math rock with a dubstep breakdown. To some this may be ... «Gigwise, Jul 15»
4
Skrillex gets on board the second Full Flex Express
The famed and divisive harbinger of dubstep in his native United States was on a plane with his manager when he first happened upon Festival ... «Montreal Gazette, Jul 15»
5
The Top 5 Parties in SF This Weekend
Pinch was an early mover and shaker (literally — the bass frequencies on his productions can cause tremors in the earth) in the UK dubstep movement, standing ... «SF Weekly, Jul 15»
6
Dallas Observer Mixtape with Lars Warn
From the earliest days of proper dubstep to the deepest reaches of techno to Baltimore club, Warn has done a lot more than dabble in the far ... «Dallas Observer, Jul 15»
7
Bassnectar – Into The Sun | Album Review
... some trap-influenced songs, some Trip-Hop influenced tracks, some Dubstep and a myriad of other dance styles. The album is 16 tracks long ... «Hit The Floor Magazine, Jul 15»
8
Watch This Epic Beatboxing Battle Between A Dad And His Daughter
Her dubstep-style of beatboxing totally blows him away, making him no doubt a very proud dad indeed. Watch the video above. Comments ... «Capital XTRA, Jul 15»
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Amaal Mallik and Vishal Dadlani come together for a song
'Chaar shanivar' is a 6/8 song with elements of dubstep and EDM along with a mix of Indian beats with electronic synths. There were four dhols, ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
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FESTIVAL REPORT: Montréal Jazz Festival
... of Miles Davis - but Shigeto is adept at combining elements of dubstep and art-house electroacoustic music, his output defined by a crisp PA. «The Quietus, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Dubstep [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/dubstep>. Apr 2024 ».
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