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6/8

6/8 noun: a meter of six eighth notes per measure, usually with secondary stress on the fourth eighth note.

Noun

6/8 (uncountable)

  1. A meter of six eighth notes per measure, usually with secondary stress on the fourth eighth note.

Questions about 6/8

What does 6/8 mean?
6/8 means a meter of six eighth notes per measure, usually with secondary stress on the fourth eighth note.
What part of speech is 6/8?
6/8 is a noun.

Words near 6/8 in the dictionary

  1. 6-ominos
  2. 6-PTHB
  3. 6-pyruvoyltetrahydropterin
  4. 6/4
  5. 6/6
  6. 6/8
  7. 60's
  8. 60-0
  9. 60-0s
  10. 60-gon
  11. 60-gons

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