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subsemitone

subsemitone noun: a leading tone.

Noun

subsemitone (plural subsemitones)

  1. A leading tone.

Forms of subsemitone

pluralsubsemitones

Origin of subsemitone

From sub- + semitone.

Questions about subsemitone

What does subsemitone mean?
Subsemitone means a leading tone.
What part of speech is subsemitone?
Subsemitone is a noun.
What is the plural of subsemitone?
The plural of subsemitone is subsemitones.

Words near subsemitone in the dictionary

  1. subsemimodule
  2. subsemimodules
  3. subsemiring
  4. subsemirings
  5. subsemitonal
  6. subsemitone
  7. subsemitones
  8. subsenior
  9. subseniors
  10. subsensation
  11. subsensations

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