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demisemiquaver

[ dem-ee-sem-ee-kwey-ver ]

noun

, Music (chiefly British).
  1. a thirty-second note.

demisemiquaver

/ ˈdɛmɪˌsɛmɪˌkweɪvə /

noun

  1. music a note having the time value of one thirty-second of a semibreve Usual US and Canadian namethirty-second note
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of demisemiquaver1

First recorded in 1700–10; demi- + semiquaver
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Example Sentences

Remember, you've got to begin on the demisemiquaver at the end of the bar—only not too staccato, remember—and allow for the pause.

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