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hemiolic

hemiolic adjective: in the proportion of 1½ to 1, or 3 to 2.

Adjective

hemiolic (not comparable)

  1. In the proportion of 1½ to 1, or 3 to 2.

Origin of hemiolic

From hemi- + holo- + -ic.

Questions about hemiolic

What does hemiolic mean?
Hemiolic means in the proportion of 1½ to 1, or 3 to 2.
What part of speech is hemiolic?
Hemiolic is an adjective.

Words near hemiolic in the dictionary

  1. hemiobols
  2. hemiodontid
  3. hemiodontids
  4. hemiola
  5. hemiolas
  6. hemiolic
  7. hemione
  8. hemiones
  9. hemionid
  10. hemionids
  11. hemionus

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