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hemitonic

hemitonic adjective: relating to half steps.

Adjective

hemitonic (not comparable)

  1. relating to half steps

Origin of hemitonic

From hemi- + tone + -ic.

Words formed from hemitonic

Phrases with hemitonic

Questions about hemitonic

What does hemitonic mean?
Hemitonic means relating to half steps.
What part of speech is hemitonic?
Hemitonic is an adjective.

Words near hemitonic in the dictionary

  1. hemithyroidectomy
  2. hemitomias
  3. hemitone
  4. hemitones
  5. hemitongue
  6. hemitonic
  7. hemitonic pentatonic scales
  8. hemitransection
  9. hemitransections
  10. hemitriglyph
  11. hemitriglyphs

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