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📚 noun • entry_id 1706

quaver

/ˈkweɪvə(ɹ)/
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Meanings (ES + gloss)
temblor
A trembling shake.
corchea
an eighth note, drawn as a crotchet (quarter note) with a tail.
The crotchets and quavers are dancing up and down the stave like little black boys on a fence.
Phrases
demiquaverdemisemiquaverhemidemisemiquaverquaver restsemiquaver
Word forms
quavers