semiquaver
[ sem-ee-kwey-ver ]
/ ˈsɛm iˌkweɪ vər /
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noun Music (chiefly British).
a sixteenth note.
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Also called demiquaver.
Words nearby semiquaver
semiprivate, semipro, semiprofessional, semipublic, semiquantitative, semiquaver, semiquinone, Semiramis, semireligious, semirigid, semiround
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How to use semiquaver in a sentence
From time to time a curious syncopated semiquaver figure is heard in the upper part: it may be intended to represent sobbing.
The Pianoforte Sonata|J.S. ShedlockAnd as the preceding Semiquaver rang a handbell, this shaked the sprinkle with his fist.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.|Francois RabelaisThe breve and the semiquaver is, we must have the descant you made upon our names, ere you depart.
The Works of John Marston|John Marston
British Dictionary definitions for semiquaver
semiquaver
/ (ˈsɛmɪˌkweɪvə) /
noun
music a note having the time value of one-sixteenth of a semibreveUsual US and Canadian name: sixteenth note
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