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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An acetate or vinyl record pressed in very limited numbers, especially one issued to disc jockeys in advance of an official release; specifically (and originally), one containing a piece of dub music (a style of reggae music, often instrumental, involving the mixing of different audio tracks).

   "You heard that new Danny Weed dubplate?"

Example

More examples

"You heard that new Danny Weed dubplate?"

Etymology

From dub (“style of reggae music involving mixing of different audio tracks”) + plate (“music record, usually vinyl”).

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