Definition of Hemiolas

1. Noun. (plural of hemiola) ¹

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Definition of Hemiolas

1. hemiola [n] - See also: hemiola

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hemiolas

hemimetamorphous
hemimethylated
hemimethylated DNA
hemimicelle
hemimicelles
hemimorphic
hemimorphism
hemimorphisms
hemimorphite
hemin
heminae
heminas
hemins
hemiola
hemiolas (current term)
hemiolia
hemiolias
hemiolic
hemione
hemiones
hemionus
hemiopalgia
hemiopia
hemiopias
hemiopic
hemiopsia
hemipagus
hemipancreatectomy
hemiparaplegia

Literary usage of Hemiolas

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

1. Stability and Variation in Hopi Song by George List (1993)
"There are also hemiolas (three shakes of the rattle performed in the same space of time as two footfalls) and sustained shakes. The dances in the kivas are ..."

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