hemi-demisemiquaver

hem·i·dem·i·sem·i·qua·ver

[hem-ee-dem-ee-sem-ee-kwey-ver]
noun Music. Chiefly British.
a sixty-fourth note.

Origin:
1850–55; hemi- + demisemiquaver

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hemidemisemiquaver (ˌhɛmɪˌdɛmɪˈsɛmɪˌkweɪvə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
music Usual US and Canadian name: sixty-fourth note a note having the time value of one sixty-fourth of a semibreve

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