quarter note

quar·ter note

Q q

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kwawr-ter noht]
- /ˈkwɔr tər noʊt/
- /ˈkwɔːtə(r) nəʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kwawr-ter noht]
- /ˈkwɔr tər noʊt/

Definitions of quarter note words

noun quarter note a note equivalent to one fourth of a whole note; a crotchet. 1
noun quarter note music: crotchet, fourth of a whole note 1
countable noun quarter note A quarter note is a musical note that has a time value equal to two eighth notes. 0
noun quarter note a note having the time value of a quarter of a semibreve 0
noun quarter note a note having one fourth the duration of a whole note 0

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Origin of quarter note

First appearance:

before 1755

One of the 47% newest English words

First recorded in 1755-65

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Parts of speech for Quarter note

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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quarter note popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

quarter note usage trend in Literature

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