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(sem′i tōn′)

noun

Music the difference in pitch between any two immediately adjacent keys on the piano; half of a whole tone

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semitonic adjective or semitonal
semitonally adverb

See semitone in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Music

An interval equal to a half tone in the standard diatonic scale. Also called half step, halftone.

Related Forms:

semˌi·toˈnal adjective

semˌi·toˈnal·ly adverb

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