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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sem•i•tone /ˈsɛmiˌtoʊn, ˈsɛmaɪ-/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Music and Dancea musical pitch halfway between two whole tones.
See -ton-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sem•i•tone (sem′ē tōn′, sem′ī-),USA pronunciation n. [Music.]- Music and Dancea pitch interval halfway between two whole tones. Also called half step, half tone.
sem•i•ton•ic (sem′ē ton′ik, sem′ī-),USA pronunciation sem•i•ton•al (sem′ē tōn′l, sem′ī-),USA pronunciation adj. sem′i•ton′al•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: semitone /ˈsɛmɪˌtəʊn/ n - an interval corresponding to a frequency difference of 100 cents as measured in the system of equal temperament, and denoting the pitch difference between certain adjacent degrees of the diatonic scale (diatonic semitone) or between one note and its sharpened or flattened equivalent (chromatic semitone); minor second
Also called (US and Canadian): half step
Compare whole tone
semitonic /ˌsɛmɪˈtɒnɪk/ adj |