Meaning & use
Demisemiquaver
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In British musical notation, a note lasting one thirty-second of a whole note.
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The fast passage was written entirely in demisemiquavers.
Playing a run of demisemiquavers at that tempo requires great finger control.
A note on using this word
Built from "demi-" and "semi-," both meaning "half," stacked onto "quaver" (an eighth note) to indicate successive halvings.
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thirty-second note
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