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sharp-and-a-half

sharp-and-a-half noun: in microtonal music, a note played three quarter tones higher than a natural.

Noun

sharp-and-a-half

  1. In microtonal music, a note played three quarter tones higher than a natural.
    Synonyms:
    sesquisharp

Synonyms of sharp-and-a-half

Questions about sharp-and-a-half

What does sharp-and-a-half mean?
Sharp-and-a-half means in microtonal music, a note played three quarter tones higher than a natural.
What part of speech is sharp-and-a-half?
Sharp-and-a-half is a noun.

Words near sharp-and-a-half in the dictionary

  1. sharp sands
  2. sharp short-lived head pain
  3. sharp tongue
  4. sharp tongues
  5. Sharp's syndrome
  6. sharp-and-a-half
  7. sharp-beaked ground finch
  8. sharp-cornered
  9. sharp-edged
  10. sharp-elbowed
  11. sharp-eyed

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