demisemiquaver

American

[dem-ee-sem-ee-kwey-ver] / ˌdɛm iˈsɛm iˌkweɪ vər /

noun

Music (chiefly British).

a thirty-second note.

demisemiquaver British

/ ˈdɛmɪˌsɛmɪˌkweɪvə /

noun

Usual US and Canadian name: thirty-second note. music a note having the time value of one thirty-second of a semibreve

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Etymology

Origin of demisemiquaver

First recorded in 1700–10; demi- + semiquaver

Example Sentences

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Remember, you've got to begin on the demisemiquaver at the end of the bar—only not too staccato, remember—and allow for the pause.

From Somehow Good by De Morgan, William Frend

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