dubstep
A subgenre of electronic dance music descended from 2-step garage that was popular in…A subgenre of electronic dance music descended from 2-step garage that was popular in the early 2010s, characterized by its dark mood, sparse half-step and two-step rhythms, and emphasis on sub-bass.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A subgenre of electronic dance music descended from 2-step garage that was popular in the early 2010s, characterized by its dark mood, sparse half-step and two-step rhythms, and emphasis on sub-bass.
Dubstep
да́бстепdábstep
A genre of electronic music descended from 2-step garage, characterised by its dark mood, sparse, half-step and two-step rhythms, an average bpm of 140 and an emphasis on sub-bass.
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Origin
From dub + 2-step garage; originally dub step, from 2001.From dub + 2-step garage; originally dub step, from 2001.
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Word family
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