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Hemi-demi-semiquaver :: Hemi-demi-semiquaver (n.) A short note, equal to one fourth of a semiquaver, or the sixty-fourth part of a whole note..

Earthquave :: Earthquave (n.) An earthquake.

Quaver :: Quaver (n.) An eighth note. See Eighth.

Semidemiquaver :: Semidemiquaver (n.) A demisemiquaver; a thirty-second note.

Polka :: Polka (n.) A lively Bohemian or Polish dance tune in 2-4 measure, with the third quaver accented..

Warble :: Warble (n.) A quavering modulation of the voice; a musical trill; a song.

Quaquaversal :: Quaquaversal (a.) Dipping toward all points of the compass round a center, as beds of lava round a crater..

Quave :: Quave (n.) See Quaver.

Quaquaversal :: Quaquaversal (a.) Turning or dipping in any or every direction.

Quaver :: Quaver (v. i.) Especially, to shake the voice; to utter or form sound with rapid or tremulous vibrations, as in singing; also, to trill on a musical instrument.

Quap :: Quap (v. i.) To quaver.

Trill :: Trill (n.) A shake or quaver of the voice in singing, or of the sound of an instrument, produced by the rapid alternation of two contiguous tones of the scale; as, to give a trill on the high C. See Shake..

Stem :: Stem (n.) The short perpendicular line added to the body of a note; the tail of a crotchet, quaver, semiquaver, etc..

Demiquaver :: Demiquaver (n.) A note of half the length of the quaver; a semiquaver.

Polonaise :: Polonaise (n.) A stately Polish dance tune, in 3-4 measure, beginning always on the beat with a quaver followed by a crotchet, and closing on the beat after a strong accent on the second beat; also, a dance adapted to such music; a polacca..

Quaver :: Quaver (v. t.) To utter with quavers.

Abbreviation :: Abbreviation (n.) One dash, or more, through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, or demi-semiquavers..

Quave :: Quave (v. i.) To quaver.

Quaverer :: Quaverer (n.) One who quavers; a warbler.

Earthquake :: Earthquake (n.) A shaking, trembling, or concussion of the earth, due to subterranean causes, often accompanied by a rumbling noise. The wave of shock sometimes traverses half a hemisphere, destroying cities and many thousand lives; -- called also earthdin, earthquave, and earthshock..

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