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5/8

5/8 noun: a meter of five eighth notes per measure.

Noun

5/8 (uncountable)

  1. A meter of five eighth notes per measure.

Questions about 5/8

What does 5/8 mean?
5/8 means a meter of five eighth notes per measure.
What part of speech is 5/8?
5/8 is a noun.

Words near 5/8 in the dictionary

  1. 5-to-the-em space
  2. 5-to-the-em spaces
  3. 5.0
  4. 5.1
  5. 5/4
  6. 5/8
  7. 50 burger
  8. 50 burgers
  9. 50 cent army
  10. 50's
  11. 50's progression

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