"microtone" meaning in All languages combined

See microtone on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: microtones [plural]
Etymology: From micro- + tone. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|micro|tone}} micro- + tone Head templates: {{en-noun}} microtone (plural microtones)
  1. (music) Any interval smaller than a semitone Related terms: microtonal, microtonality

Inflected forms

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