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common time

American

noun

Music.

a meter or tempo of four beats per measure, with each of four quarter notes receiving a single beat. C

common time British

noun

C. music a time signature indicating four crotchet beats to the bar; four-four time

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Etymology

Origin of common time

First recorded in 1665–75

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