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Semiquaver

Sēm'i-quā'ver, n.

noun

n. [Prefix semi and quaver.] (Mus.) A note of half the duration of the quaver; a sixteenth note.

A treble-clef musical staff shows notes illustrating semiquavers.
Semiquavers.

Sēm'i-quā'ver, v. t.

verbtransitive

To sound or sing in semiquavers; to sing in sixteenth notes. Cowper.