demisemiquaver

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UK/ˌdɛmɪˈsɛmɪˌkweɪvə(ɹ)/

noun

A thirty-second note, drawn as a crotchet with three tails.

Similar
thirty-second note
OriginEnglish semiquaver ← Latin sēmi- ← Proto-Indo-European *sēmi →
Scrabble 31
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Meanings

noundemisemiquaver (plural demisemiquavers)

plural demisemiquavers

  1. entertainmentA thirty-second note, drawn as a crotchet with three tails.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna musical note having the time value of a thirty-second of a whole note

Similar
thirty-second note
Broader
notemusical notetone
Also see
32nd notethirty-second note

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*me
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  9. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  10. Proto-Italic*meðios
  11. Latinmedius
  12. Latindīmidius
  13. Vulgar Latin*dimedius
  14. Anglo-Normandemi
  15. Middle Englishdemi
  16. Englishdemi-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  19. Latinsēmi-
  20. Englishsemi-
  21. Englishquaver
  22. Englishsemiquaver
  23. Englishdemisemiquaver

From demi- + semiquaver.

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Translations

Dutch tweeëndertigste noot
  • tweeëndertigste nootmusic
Finnish kolmaskymmeneskahdesosanuotti
  • kolmaskymmeneskahdesosanuottimusic
French triple-croche
  • triple-crochemusic
German Zweiunddreißigstelnote
  • Zweiunddreißigstelnotemusic
Hungarian harmincketted
  • harminckettedmusic
Italian biscroma
  • biscromamusic
Japanese 三十二分音符
  • 三十二分音符 (sanjūnibun onpu)music
Korean 삼십이분음표
  • 삼십이분음표 (samsibibuneumpyo)music
Māori orohauwaru
  • orohauwarumusic
Polish trzydziestodwójka
  • trzydziestodwójkamusic
Portuguese fusa
  • fusamusic
Russian три́дцать втора́я но́та, три́дцать втора́я
  • три́дцать втора́я но́та (trídcatʹ vtorája nóta)music
  • три́дцать втора́я (trídcatʹ vtorája)music
Scottish Gaelic leathach-lethchaman
  • leathach-lethchamanmusic
Spanish fusa
  • fusamusic
Swedish trettiotvåondelsnot, trettioandradelsnot
  • trettiotvåondelsnotmusic
  • trettioandradelsnotmusic

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

semidemiquaver
Cite this entry
APA

demisemiquaver. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demisemiquaver

MLA

“demisemiquaver.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demisemiquaver. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demisemiquaver,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demisemiquaver.

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