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three-quarter time

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noun

Music.
  1. the meter of a musical composition having a time signature of 3/4 and three quarter notes or their equivalent in each measure.


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Turns out that orchestras play the anthem in three-quarter time, not in four-four time, as I sing it at ballgames.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 21, 2019

“We bought so many ads in such a short period of time, it was running at halftime, quarter time, three-quarter time and postgame,” Mr. Wolfson said.

From New York Times Nov. 30, 2018

The program — which includes operetta numbers, polkas and immortal Strauss dance tunes in three-quarter time — “makes you happy and joyful,” says Gösch, 32.

From Washington Post Dec. 24, 2014

That's what makes it fascinating, the way it plays out our national mood in three-quarter time.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2011

It is a round dance in three-quarter time, in which two persons, or groups of two, participate.

From Norwegian Life by Clough, Ethlyn T.

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