quartertone

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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

nounquartertone (plural quartertones)

plural quartertones

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of quarter tone.
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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