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hemitone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hemi-tone
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A semitone.

Archaic

Etymology

Latin hemitonium, from Ancient Greek.

Usage

Inflected Forms

hemitones (plural)

Questions

What does hemitone mean?
A semitone.
Where does hemitone come from?
Latin hemitonium, from Ancient Greek.

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