SEMIQUAVER

Etymology

Noun

semiquaver (plural semiquavers)

(music) A sixteenth note, drawn as a crotchet with two tails.

Anagrams

• quavemires

Source: Wiktionary


Sem"i*qua`ver, n. (Mus.)

Definition: A note of half the duration of the quaver; -- now usually called a sixsteenth note.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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