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quintuple meter

quintuple meter noun: a musical meter characterized by five beats in a measure.

Noun

quintuple meter (countable and uncountable, plural quintuple meters)

  1. A musical meter characterized by five beats in a measure.
    Synonyms:
    quintuple time

Synonyms of quintuple meter

Forms of quintuple meter

pluralquintuple meters

Questions about quintuple meter

What does quintuple meter mean?
Quintuple meter means a musical meter characterized by five beats in a measure.
What part of speech is quintuple meter?
Quintuple meter is a noun.
What is the plural of quintuple meter?
The plural of quintuple meter is quintuple meters.

Words near quintuple meter in the dictionary

  1. quints
  2. quintuplation
  3. quintuple
  4. quintuple double
  5. quintuple doubles
  6. quintuple meter
  7. quintuple meters
  8. quintuple star system
  9. quintuple star systems
  10. quintuple time
  11. quintuple times

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