sixty-fourth note

noun

six·​ty-fourth note ˌsiks-tē-ˈfȯrth- How to pronounce sixty-fourth note (audio)
: a musical note with the time value of ¹/₆₄ of a whole note see note illustration

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The unusual title refers to a sixty-fourth note or a half-thirty-second note in music notation and Lamb was initially unsure about it. Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2024

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1889, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sixty-fourth note was in 1889

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“Sixty-fourth note.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sixty-fourth%20note. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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