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overstring
[
oh-ver-
string
]
o·ver·string
/
ˌoʊ
vərˈstrɪŋ
/
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oh-ver-
string
]
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verb (used with object),
o·ver·strung;
o·ver·strung
or
(
Rare
)
o·ver·stringed;
o·ver·string·ing.
1.
Music
.
to arrange the
strings
of (a piano) so that the bass
strings
cross over the treble.
2.
Archery
.
to
string
(a bow) too tightly.
Origin:
1875–80;
over-
+
string
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Overstring
is always a great word to know.
So is
dotted quarter rest
. Does it mean:
So is
cadence
. Does it mean:
So is
coda
. Does it mean:
quarter rest that is lengthened by a dot
first or root note and the seventh in a major scale
rest equal in time value to a half note
sequence of notes or chords indicating completion of a composition, section, phrase
passage at the end of a composition used to bring it to a satisfactory close
tone lowered a half step in pitch
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