disjunct

[adj. dis-juhngkt; n. dis-juhngkt]

dis·junct

[adj. dis-juhngkt; n. dis-juhngkt]
adjective
1.
disjoined; separated.
2.
Music. progressing melodically by intervals larger than a second.
3.
Entomology. having the head, thorax, and abdomen separated by deep constrictions; disjoined; disjointed.

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Disjunct is always a great word to know.
So is quarter note. Does it mean:
note equivalent to one fourth of a whole note
quarter note that is lengthened by half

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin disjunctus separated, past participle of disjungere to disjoin; see junction
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disjunct
 
adj
1.  not united or joined
2.  (of certain insects) having deep constrictions between the head, thorax, and abdomen
3.  music denoting two notes the interval between which is greater than a second
 
n
4.  logic one of the propositions or formulas in a disjunction

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