semitone
pronunciation
How to pronounce semitone in British English:
UK [ˈsemitəʊn]
How to pronounce semitone in American English:
US [ˈsemitoʊn]
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- Noun:
- the musical interval between adjacent keys on a keyboard instrument
Word Origin
- semitone (n.)
- c. 1600, from semi- + tone (n.) in the musical sense.
Example
- 1. Accidental placed before a note that raises it by a semitone .
- 2. Device that raises the string by a semitone or a full tone .
- 3. The middle note in a minor chord is a semitone lower than in a major chord .