Meaning

noun a regular route for a sentry or policeman

noun the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart

noun the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰew-der.? Proto-Germanic *bautaną Proto-West Germanic *bautan Old English bēatan Middle English beten English beat Inherited from Middle English beten, from Old English bēatan (“to beat, pound, strike, lash, dash, thrust, hurt, injure”), from Proto-West Germanic *bautan, from Proto-Germanic *bautaną (“to push, strike”). Cognates Cognate with Dutch boten,…

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