two-four
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It contained both 16-bar melodies that the audience was used to, and innovative 12-bar sections, and mixed regular two-four time with the Afro-Cuban habanera dance rhythm.
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2012
Cleared to climb from level one-three zero to level two-four zero by time one-six four-five.
From Salon • Jan. 29, 2010
The two-four time music resembled an outmoded march of the 1900's.
From Time Magazine Archive
The dancing-masters describe the step of a polka as being a "hop, three glides, and a rest," and the music is two-four time.
From Manners and Social Usages by Sherwood, Mrs. John M. E. W.
In the engine-room two 6-cylinder combustion motors kept hammering away in a maddening two-four time.
From Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons by Abbot, Willis J. (Willis John)
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