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quarter tones

quarter tones is the plural of quarter tone.

Meaning of quarter tone

Noun

quarter tone (plural quarter tones)

  1. The musical interval equal to one quarter of a tone or 1/24 of an octave; half a semitone.

Questions about quarter tones

What is quarter tones the plural of?
Quarter tones is the plural of quarter tone.

Words near quarter tones in the dictionary

  1. quarter sovereign
  2. quarter sovereigns
  3. quarter time
  4. quarter times
  5. quarter tone
  6. quarter tones
  7. quarter waiter
  8. quarter waiters
  9. quarter water
  10. quarter waters
  11. quarter window

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