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quarter tone

quar·ter tone
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kwawr-ter tohn]
    • /ˈkwɔr tər toʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kwawr-ter tohn]
    • /ˈkwɔr tər toʊn/

Definitions of quarter tone words

  • noun quarter tone an interval equivalent to half of a semitone. 1
  • noun quarter tone a quarter of a whole tone; a pitch interval corresponding to 50 cents measured on the well-tempered scale 0
  • noun quarter tone an interval of one half of a semitone 0

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Origin of quarter tone

First appearance:

before 1770
One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1770-80

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Quarter tone

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

quarter tone popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 67% 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 tone usage trend in Literature

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