semiquaver

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɛmikweɪvər/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sem′ē kwā′vər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
sem•i•qua•ver  (sem′ē kwā′vər),USA pronunciation n. Music Chiefly Brit.
  1. Music and Dancea sixteenth note. See illus. under note. Also called demiquaver. 
  • semi- + quaver 1570–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
semiquaver / ˈsɛmɪˌkweɪvə/
  1. a note having the time value of one-sixteenth of a semibreve
    Usual US and Canadian name: sixteenth note
'semiquaver' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
demiquaver - demisemiquaver - sixteenth note - thirty-second note

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