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demisemiquaver

[ dem-ee-sem-ee-kwey-ver ]

noun

Music (chiefly British).
  1. a thirty-second note.


demisemiquaver

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noun

  1. music a note having the time value of one thirty-second of a semibreve Usual US and Canadian namethirty-second note
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of demisemiquaver1

First recorded in 1700–10; demi- + semiquaver
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The torrent of demisemiquavers and double demisemiquavers pouring from the piano which was situated in one corner of the parlor, filled its neighborhood and entirely quenched the buzzing of the conversation.

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The demisemiquavers were scarcely equal to the ordinary semibreves of other countries.

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Remember, you've got to begin on the demisemiquaver at the end of the bar—only not too staccato, remember—and allow for the pause.

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After a brilliant symphony, performed by one of the young visitors, in which runs and crossings of demisemiquavers in tempo prestissimo occupied the principal share, Mr. Falconer asked Miss Ilex how she liked it.

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The song of the choristers died away in a shake of demisemiquavers, contrary to all the rules of psalmody.

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