Music. The smallest interval used in Western classical music, equal to a twelfth of an octave or half a tone.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > interval > [noun] > semitone (10) semitone1486 Music. The smallest interval used in Western classical music, equal to a twelfth of an octave or half a tone. semitune1486 = semitone, n. 1. half-note1597 Music. A half-tone; a semitone. Obs. demitune1598 = demi-tone, n. b. bemol1626 By extension. A semitone. half-tone1651 Music. = semitone, n. hemitone1694 Half-tone, semitone, n. feint1730 Music. (See quot.) demi-tone1828 Music. = semitone, n. subtone1829 Music. An interval approximately equal to a semitone. Obsolete. rare. |
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