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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..

Quave :: Quave (n.) See Quaver.

Demisemiquaver :: Demisemiquaver (n.) A short note, equal in time to the half of a semiquaver, or the thirty-second part of a whole note..

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.

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

Warble :: Warble (v. t.) To cause to quaver or vibrate.

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

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

Tremble :: Tremble (v. i.) To quaver or shake, as sound; to be tremulous; as the voice trembles..

Semiquaver :: Semiquaver (n.) A note of half the duration of the quaver; -- now usually called a sixsteenth note.

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

Twinkle :: Twinkle (v. i.) To shine with an intermitted or a broken, quavering light; to flash at intervals; to sparkle; to scintillate..

Roulade :: Roulade (n.) A smoothly running passage of short notes (as semiquavers, or sixteenths) uniformly grouped, sung upon one long syllable, as in Handel's oratorios..

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..

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

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

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

Quavered :: Quavered (imp. & p. p.) of Quave.

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

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

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