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PRONUNCIATION OF FOUR-FOUR TIME

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOUR-FOUR TIME

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Four-Four time is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FOUR-FOUR TIME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of four-four time in the English dictionary

The definition of four-four time in the dictionary is a form of simple quadruple time in which there are four crotchets to the bar, indicated by the time signature 44 Often shortened to: four-four Also called: common time.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOUR-FOUR TIME

four-dimensional
four-door
four-engined
four-eyed
four-eyed fish
four-eyes
four-flush
four-flusher
four-footed
four-four
Four-H club
four-handed
four-in-hand
four-leaf clover
four-leaved clover
four-legged
four-legged friend
four-letter word
four-minute mile
four-o´clock

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOUR-FOUR TIME

ahead of time
all the time
at one time
at the same time
big time
from time to time
full time
in good time
in no time
in the fullness of time
in the nick of time
in time
local time
on time
once upon a time
opening time
real time
short time
summer time
the big time
time

Synonyms and antonyms of four-four time in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «four-four time» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOUR-FOUR TIME

Find out the translation of four-four time to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of four-four time from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «four-four time» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

4个时间
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cuatro tiempos
570 millions of speakers

English

four-four time
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

4-4 समय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

4-4 مرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

четыре - четыре раза
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

4-4 tempo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চার-চার বার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

quatre temps
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Empat empat kali
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Viervierteltakt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

4分の4拍子
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

4-4 시간
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Papat papat wektu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

4-4 lần
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நான்கு நான்கு முறை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चार-चार वेळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dört dört zaman
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

4-4 tempo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cztery - cztery razy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чотири -чотири рази
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

patru la patru timp
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

4 - 4 ώρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vier-vier keer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Fyra-fyra tid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

4-4 tid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of four-four time

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOUR-FOUR TIME»

The term «four-four time» is normally little used and occupies the 114.899 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOUR-FOUR TIME» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about four-four time

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOUR-FOUR TIME»

Discover the use of four-four time in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to four-four time and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Everything Music Composition Book with CD: A ...
In four-four time, there are four beats in a measure and the quarter note represents (or equals) one heat. In other words, quarter notes function as the pulse or beat in four-four time. In this sense, the quarter note acts as the heartbeat of the ...
Eric Starr, 2009
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Mental arithmetic, or, First lessons in numbers for children
Four time, six «ro twenty-four. Four time, seven " twenty-eight Four time, eight " thirty-two. Four times nine " thirty-six. Four time, ten " forty. (Five time, six .•• thirty. Five time. seven" thirty-five. Five time, eight " forty. (Five time, nine " forty-five, iime .
James Bates Thomson, 1846
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Of Thee I Sing: A Musical Journey of Faith
Four-four time is used most commonly in western popular music, blues, and country. “A Bicycle Built for Two,” by Harry Dacre, is an example of a song written in four-four time. Three-four time is used for waltzes like the “Tennessee Waltz” by  ...
Dianne Coon, 2014
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Rock Bass Guitar Lessons for Beginners: Teach Yourself How ...
The four four time signature These two numbers are called the four four time signature. They are placed after the bass clef. The 2 time signature tells you there are four beats in each bar. There are four quarter notes in one bar of music in Ztime.
LearnToPlayMusic.com, Peter Gelling, 2014
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Revisiting Music Theory: A Guide to the Practice
Thus, these are some of the many possible configurations: ExAMPlE 1.25 Twelve different rhythmic figures, each of which equals a complete measure in four-four time. There are, of course, many other possibilities. As one can see, there are ...
Alfred Blatter, 2007
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The Music Teacher: An Original, Theoretical and Practical ...
FOUR-FOUR TIME FOUR-EIGHTH TIME. TWELVE-EIGHTE TIME. i 9 :1 1 e fi t1' L1~n 444~e-Eilifiili' II I7 ll F .1 -55-*7? F'? W i l iii ._i_*-_*'_ 1 2 Beats. 3 4 1 2 K lb r-I K In FoUR-FoUR time, indicated generally by E (usually called common time),  ...
Cornelius Everest, 1867
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Children in the Morning
Another teacher said we should call it “Four-Four Time,” and he went along with that. Four-Four Time is a good name because we have it four days a week, Monday to Thursday, and it starts at four o'clock. It goes for an hour and a half. So , four ...
Anne Emery, 2010
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Musical Aesthetics: The nineteenth century
The regularity restricts itself to this, that, for instance, in the four- four time the sum of the separate notes only contains four equal quarters, which may not only be divided, however, into eighths and sixteenths, but conversely may again contract  ...
Edward A. Lippman, 1986
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Introduction to Playing Flute
... and Half Rests in Four-Four Time .................. ..7 Quarter Notes and Quarter Rests in Four-Four Time ........ ..8 C Major Scale ............................................................. ..... ..15 T hree-Four Time/Dotted Half Notes .............................. ..17 Accidentals (B b) .
Joe Maroni, 2010
10
Blues Guitar Lessons for Beginners: Teach Yourself How to ...
The Four Four Time Signature 4 l1 These two numbers are called the four four time signature. They are placed after the treble clef. The 2 time signature tells you there are four beats in each bar. There are four quarter notes in one bar of music  ...
LearnToPlayMusic.com, Peter Gelling, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOUR-FOUR TIME»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term four-four time is used in the context of the following news items.
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CD review: 'Invictus'
“Light Work” switches between three-four and four-four time signatures, with fleet solos by Wolf and Sands. The 1920s standard “My Blue ... «News & Observer, Apr 15»
2
Cyrille Aimee Brings Her Vibrant, Upbeat Style to Benefit Event in …
A free-spirit, she loves to play with kaleidoscopic rhythms, tempo surges that shift into hard-charging, four-four time and a host of spicy elements ... «WNPR News, Apr 15»
3
Meet Klonk!
“It's complicated as songs aren't in standard four-four time. “You've got to keep your wits around you, that's for sure.” It is the catchy beats that ... «Huddersfield Examiner, Dec 14»
4
It's Dangerous to Go Alone: Why Are Gamers So Angry?
Imagine if anyone tried to review anything else this way. A review of a pop music album saying “Fifteen tracks, mostly up-tempo in four-four time ... «Daily Beast, Aug 14»
5
Music In Film: Dragons and Apes
... tend to be in four-four time. Koba's rhythm and pace emphasises the contrast between Caesar and Koba, one passive, the other aggressive. «Den Of Geek, Aug 14»
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This Lifer Collided with destiny
She also changed it from a delicate piano piece in four-four time to a passionate, in-your-face guitar waltz. “It's definitely taken a lot longer than ... «London Free Press, Apr 14»
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Why is pop music still stuck on the same old song?
All songs – all of them, every single one, that is to say 100 per cent – must have a four-four time signature. What is wrong with songs? «The Globe and Mail, Jan 14»
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The Broken Spoke Keeps Spinning
The Broken Spoke honky-tonk spins in the slipstream of modern, fast-forward Austin, Texas, still keeping four-four time as everything and ... «Men's Journal, Jan 14»
9
Pop, Punk, Protest and Pastiche: Little Waist at The Rock Shop
... holding back until it's time to really lay on and wail — in straight four-four time or with the more jarring centrifugal force of a displaced snare. «The Indypendent, Jan 14»
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Sequins, salsa and perfect tens - a Strictly Come Dancing style class …
“A lot of chart music is in a four-four time so you can do these older dances to modern music.” Natalie and her mum Eve, 73, will also be helping ... «ChronicleLive, Dec 13»

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