double sharp


nounMusic.
  1. a symbol (× or ) that raises by two semitones the pitch of the following note.

  2. a note or tone marked or affected by such a symbol.

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How to use double sharp in a sentence

  • (Sometimes also the single sharp or flat will be found by itself, cancelling the double-sharp or double-flat).

  • The double sharp was felt by him to be unsatisfactory, and was sacrificed.

    The Shadow World | Hamlin Garland
  • Then there was the double sharp report of firearms, and nothing more.

    The Old Man in the Corner | Baroness Orczy
  • A similar instance occurred in the fifth measure, where the Composer called insistently for a double sharp (×).

    The Shadow World | Hamlin Garland

British Dictionary definitions for double sharp

double sharp

noun
  1. music

    • an accidental that raises the pitch of the following note by two semitones: Usual symbol:

    • a note affected by this accidental

adjective
  1. (immediately postpositive) denoting a note of a given letter name raised in pitch by two semitones

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