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Semitone

Semitone Meaning & Definition
Semitone Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Semitone?

[n] the musical interval between adjacent keys on a keyboard instrument

Synonyms | Synonyms for Semitone: half step

Related Terms | Find terms related to Semitone:

See Also | interval | musical interval

Semitone In Webster's Dictionary

\Sem"i*tone\, n. [Pref. semi- + tone. CF. {Hemitone}.] (Mus.) Half a tone; -- the name commonly applied to the smaller intervals of the diatonic scale. Note: There is an impropriety in the use of this word, and half step is now preferred. See {Tone}. --J. S. Dwight.

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