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cut time

cut time noun: a meter of two minims (half notes) per measure.

Noun

cut time (uncountable)

  1. A meter of two minims (half notes) per measure.
    Synonyms:
    2/2, alla breve, 𝄵

Synonyms of cut time

Questions about cut time

What does cut time mean?
Cut time means a meter of two minims (half notes) per measure.
What part of speech is cut time?
Cut time is a noun.

Words near cut time in the dictionary

  1. cut throat
  2. cut throats
  3. cut through
  4. cut throughs
  5. cut ties
  6. cut time
  7. cut to black
  8. cut to Hecuba
  9. cut to pieces
  10. cut to ribbons
  11. cut to the bone

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