"A-sharp" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: A-sharps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} A-sharp (plural A-sharps)
  1. (music) A tone one semitone higher than A, denoted A♯. Categories (topical): Music Translations (tone): A-kruis (Afrikaans), ais (Czech), ais (Finnish), Ais [neuter] (German), aisz (Hungarian), A 샵 (A syap) (Korean), ais [neuter] (Polish), ais [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), la sostenido [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-A-sharp-en-noun-JUe~tgrw Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'tone': 100 0
  2. (music) The key of A sharp major Categories (topical): Music Synonyms: a-sharp, A sharp, a sharp
    Sense id: en-A-sharp-en-noun-oZDTgX95 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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