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microtone

microtone noun: any interval smaller than a semitone.

Noun

microtone (plural microtones)

  1. Any interval smaller than a semitone

Forms of microtone

pluralmicrotones

Origin of microtone

From micro- + tone.

Questions about microtone

What does microtone mean?
Microtone means any interval smaller than a semitone.
What part of speech is microtone?
Microtone is a noun.
What is the plural of microtone?
The plural of microtone is microtones.

Words near microtone in the dictionary

  1. microtonalist
  2. microtonalists
  3. microtonalities
  4. microtonality
  5. microtonally
  6. microtone
  7. microtones
  8. microtonometric
  9. microtonometry
  10. microtool
  11. microtools

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