five finger exercise

A form of five-finger exercise — A musical composition for the piano, designed to require the use of all the fingers of the hand for the purpose of skill development.

Meanings

nounfive finger exercise (plural five finger exercises)

plural five finger exercises

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of five-finger exercise.
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