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Definition of Semiquaver
1. Noun. A musical note having the time value of a sixteenth of a whole note.
Definition of Semiquaver
1. n. A note of half the duration of the quaver; -- now usually called a sixsteenth note.
Definition of Semiquaver
1. Noun. (music) a sixteenth note, drawn as a crotchet with two tails. ¹
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Definition of Semiquaver
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Semiquaver
Literary usage of Semiquaver
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Old Navy and the New by Daniel Ammen, Ulysses Simpson Grant (1891)
"... and suggests the Proper Pronunciation of his Name—A Threatened Court-Martial—Calling
an Officer a " semiquaver"—Two Old Stories—The Captain's Wooden ..."
2. Library of Universal Knowledge: A Reprint of the Last (1880) Edinburgh and (1880)
"... the parties being usually the principal witnesses, and the court 'deciding
from a consideration of the balance of credibility between them semiquaver, ..."
3. Dictionary of the French and English Languages by Gabriel Surenne (1856)
"... adj. gut produit de la semence semiquaver, s. double croche, f. Semitone, s.
demi-ton, m. Semivowel, s. demi-voyelle, f. Sempiternal, adj. sempiternel ..."
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