quasihemidemisemiquaver en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷís Proto-Italic *kʷis Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷos Proto-Italic *kʷoi Latin quam Proto-Indo-European *sóder. Proto-Italic *sei Latin sī univ. Latin quasī̆bor. English quasi- Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Proto-Hellenic [Term?] Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)lbor. English hemi- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Italic *meðios Latin medius Latin dīmidius Vulgar Latin *dimediusder. Anglo-Norman demibor. Middle English demi English demi- ▲ Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English quaver English semiquaver English demisemiquaver English hemidemisemiquaver English quasihemidemisemiquaver From quasi- + hemidemisemiquaver.
Meanings
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(qualifier:principally UK) A note having a time value half as long as a hemidemisemiquaver or 64th note; a 128th note.
Telemann's ‘Gulliver’ suite for two violins includes a Lilliputian chaconne in quasihemidemisemiquavers and a Brobdignanian^([sic]) gigue in semibreves.
2004, Paul Griffins, The Penguin Companion to Classical Music, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| quasihemidemisemiquavers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
128th note · semihemidemisemiquaver · hundred twenty-eighth note