Definition of Demisemiquaver

1. Noun. A musical note having the time value of a thirty-second of a whole note.

Exact synonyms: Thirty-second Note
Generic synonyms: Musical Note, Note, Tone

Definition of Demisemiquaver

1. n. A short note, equal in time to the half of a semiquaver, or the thirty-second part of a whole note.

Definition of Demisemiquaver

1. Noun. (music) a thirty-second note, drawn as a crotchet with three tails. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Demisemiquaver

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Demisemiquaver

demineralizing
deminers
demines
deminiaturize
demining
demipenniform
demiquaver
demiquavers
demireps
demis
demisability
demisable
demise
demised
demisemiquaver (current term)
demisemiquavers
demises
demisharp
demisharps
demising
demisoloist
demisoloists
demiss
demisse
demission
demissionary
demissions
demissive
demissly

Literary usage of Demisemiquaver

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"Taking the semibreve as unity, the minim is 4 its duration, the crotchet J, the quaver J, the semiquaver ^, the demisemiquaver ^T, ..."

2. Chambers' Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1874)
"The notes commonly in use in modern music are the semibreve, O; minim, Л; crotchet, f ; quaver, f ; semiquaver, 5; demisemiquaver, ..."

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