time signature
noun Music.
a numerical or other indication at the beginning of a piece showing the meter.
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Origin of time signature
First recorded in 1870–75
Words nearby time signature
timeserver, time-share, time-sharing, time sheet, time signal, time signature, time sovereignty, timespan, times sign, Times Square, time stamp
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British Dictionary definitions for time signature
time signature
noun
music a sign usually consisting of two figures, one above the other, the upper figure representing the number of beats per bar and the lower one the time value of each beat. This sign is placed after the key signature at the outset of a piece or section of a piece
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