Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

two hundred fifty-sixth note

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables: two hun-dred -fifty-six-th note
IPA

51

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

5

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A note played for 1⁄256 of the duration of a whole note.

Example Sentences

"When you cut four quarter notes in half, you get eight eighth notes, and so on, down the road, all the way to two-hundred-fifty-sixth notes."

Inflected Forms

two hundred fifty-sixth notes (plural)

Synonyms

demisemihemidemisemiquaver

Rhymes With

disease boat end quote end of quote quot. entrecôte blót

Questions

What does two hundred fifty-sixth note mean?: A note played for 1⁄256 of the duration of a whole note.

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