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hemitone

hemitone noun: a semitone.

Noun

hemitone (plural hemitones)

  1. (archaic) A semitone.

Forms of hemitone

pluralhemitones

Origin of hemitone

Latin hemitonium, from Ancient Greek.

Questions about hemitone

What does hemitone mean?
Hemitone means a semitone.
What part of speech is hemitone?
Hemitone is a noun.
What is the plural of hemitone?
The plural of hemitone is hemitones.

Words near hemitone in the dictionary

  1. hemithorax
  2. hemithoraxes
  3. hemithyroidectomies
  4. hemithyroidectomy
  5. hemitomias
  6. hemitone
  7. hemitones
  8. hemitongue
  9. hemitonic
  10. hemitonic pentatonic scales
  11. hemitransection

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