hemidemisemiquaver

[ hem-ee-dem-ee-sem-ee-kwey-ver ]

noun

, Music. Chiefly British.

1. a sixty-fourth note.

hemidemisemiquaver

/ ˌhɛmɪˌdɛmɪˈsɛmɪˌkweɪvə /

noun

1. music a note having the time value of one sixty-fourth of a semibreve Usual US and Canadian namesixty-fourth note

Word History and Origins

Origin of hemidemisemiquaver¹

First recorded in 1850–55; hemi- + demisemiquaver

Example Sentences

“He told us that it was very important to know that the hemidemisemiquaver is the British name for the sixty-fourth note,” the letter says.

From New York Times