"♯" meaning in Translingual

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Symbol

Etymology: Originally a lowercase b written with a square loop (the so called "square B" or "B quadratum") to distinguish from a lowercase b written with a round loop ("round B" or "B rotundum"), when the only notes used in (Western) music were what are now considered C, D, E, F, G, A, B-flat and B. The round B was used for the former and the square B for the latter. The square B was then later generalized as the symbol for non-flat notes, variants of which diverged into the modern natural and sharp signs. Head templates: {{head|mul|symbol}} ♯
  1. (music) A sharp (a note one semitone higher). Wikipedia link: ♯ Categories (topical): Music Related terms: 𝄪 (english: double sharp)

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