What does semiquaver mean?

Definitions for semiquaver
ˈsɛm iˌkweɪ vərsemi·qua·ver

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sixteenth note, semiquavernoun

    a musical note having the time value of a sixteenth of a whole note

Wiktionary

  1. semiquavernoun

    a sixteenth note, drawn as a crotchet with two tails.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Semiquavernoun

    In musick. A note containing half the quantity of the quaver. Nathan Bailey

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  1. semiquaver

    A semiquaver is a note in music notation that lasts for one quarter of a beat or one sixteenth of a whole note, typically represented by a filled-in oval connected to a straight stem with two horizontal beams attached. It is commonly used in Western classical and pop music. The term is predominantly used in British English, while in American English, it's usually referred to as a sixteenth note.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Semiquavernoun

    a note of half the duration of the quaver; -- now usually called a sixsteenth note

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of semiquaver in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of semiquaver in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4


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