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four-four time

four-four time noun: a meter or rhythm with four beats to a measure and four beats to a whole note. Specifically simple quadruple time or common time.

Noun

four-four time (uncountable)

  1. A meter or rhythm with four beats to a measure and four beats to a whole note. Specifically simple quadruple time or common time.

Questions about four-four time

What does four-four time mean?
Four-four time means a meter or rhythm with four beats to a measure and four beats to a whole note. Specifically simple quadruple time or common time.
What part of speech is four-four time?
Four-four time is a noun.

Words near four-four time in the dictionary

  1. four-flushing
  2. four-fold
  3. four-foot
  4. four-footed
  5. four-force
  6. four-four time
  7. Four-H Club
  8. Four-H Clubs
  9. four-half
  10. four-handed
  11. four-handedly

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