semiquaver

[ sem-ee-kwey-ver ]

noun

, Music (chiefly British).

1. a sixteenth note.

semiquaver

/ ˈsɛmɪˌkweɪvə /

noun

1. music a note having the time value of one-sixteenth of a semibreve Usual US and Canadian namesixteenth note

Word History and Origins

Origin of semiquaver¹

First recorded in 1570–80; semi- + quaver

Example Sentences

From time to time a curious syncopated semiquaver figure is heard in the upper part: it may be intended to represent sobbing.

From Project Gutenberg

And as the preceding Semiquaver rang a handbell, this shaked the sprinkle with his fist.

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The breve and the semiquaver is, we must have the descant you made upon our names, ere you depart.

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