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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bebop /ˈbiːbɒp/

▶noun a type of jazz originating in the 1940s and characterized by complex harmony and rhythms.

– derivatives
bebopper noun.

– origin 1940s (orig. US): imitative of the typical rhythm of this music.

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