quarter tones

A form of quarter tone — The musical interval equal to one quarter of a tone or 1/24 of an octave; half a semitone.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of quarter tone
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APA

quarter tones. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter%20tones

MLA

“quarter tones.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter%20tones. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quarter tones,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter%20tones.

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