double sharp

noun

, Music.

1. a symbol (× or ) that raises by two semitones the pitch of the following note.
2. a note or tone marked or affected by such a symbol.

double sharp

noun

1. music
   1. an accidental that raises the pitch of the following note by two semitones Usual symbol
   2. a note affected by this accidental

adjective

1. immediately postpositive denoting a note of a given letter name raised in pitch by two semitones

Example Sentences

(Sometimes also the single sharp or flat will be found by itself, cancelling the double-sharp or double-flat).

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The double sharp was felt by him to be unsatisfactory, and was sacrificed.

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Then there was the double sharp report of firearms, and nothing more.

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A similar instance occurred in the fifth measure, where the Composer called insistently for a double sharp (×).

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