SEMITONES

Noun

semitones

plural of semitone

Anagrams

• mestinoes, monetises

Source: Wiktionary


SEMITONE

Sem"i*tone, n. Etym: [Pref. semi- + tone. CF. Hemitone.] (Mus.)

Definition: Half a tone; -- the name commonly applied to the smaller intervals of the diatonic scale.

Note: There is an impropriety in the use of this word, and half step is now preferred. See Tone. J. S. Dwight.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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