About The Word Semitone
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Semitone
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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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