demisemiquaver

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How do you pronounce demisemiquaver?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdɛmɪˈsɛmɪˌkweɪvə(ɹ)/.

What does demisemiquaver mean?

A thirty-second note, drawn as a crotchet with three tails.

Where does demisemiquaver come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Italic *meðios Latin medius Latin dīmidius Vulgar Latin *dimediusder. Anglo-Norman demibor. Middle English demi English demi- Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English quaver English semiquaver English demisemiquaver From demi- + semiquaver.

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