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Meaning of "sextolet" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SEXTOLET

sextolet  [ˈsɛkstəˌlɛt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SEXTOLET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sextolet 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 SEXTOLET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tuplet

In music a tuplet is "any rhythm that involves dividing the beat into a different number of equal subdivisions from that usually permitted by the time-signature ". This is indicated by a number, indicating the fraction involved. The notes involved are also often grouped with a bracket or a slur. The most common type is the "triplet".

Definition of sextolet in the English dictionary

The definition of sextolet in the dictionary is a group of six equal musical notes or a sextuplet played in the time of four.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SEXTOLET


bandelet
ˈbændəˌlɛt
cassolette
ˈkæsəˌlɛt
Colette
kɒˈlɛt
Collette
kɒˈlɛt
epaulet
ˈɛpɔːlɛt
epaulette
ˈɛpəˌlɛt
galette
ɡəˈlɛt
inlet
ˈɪnˌlɛt
let
lɛt
Lett
lɛt
mantelet
ˈmæntəˌlɛt
miquelet
ˈmɪkəˌlɛt
novelette
ˌnɒvəˈlɛt
outlet
ˈaʊtlɛt
raclette
ræˈklɛt
rondelet
ˈrɒndəˌlɛt
roulette
ruːˈlɛt
sublet
sʌbˈlɛt
toilette
twɑːˈlɛt
triolet
ˈtriːəʊˌlɛt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SEXTOLET

sextant
sextantal
Sextantis
sextarius
sextet
sextett
sextette
sextile
sextillion
sextillionth
sexto
sextodecimo
sexton
sextoness
sextonship
sextuor
sextuple
sextuplet
sextuplicate
sextuply

WORDS THAT END LIKE SEXTOLET

African violet
cabriolet
cacolet
Colet
crystal violet
dame´s violet
dog violet
dogtooth violet
epistolet
flageolet
gentian violet
Parma violet
piolet
pistolet
shrinking violet
sweet violet
ultraviolet
violet
visual violet
volet

Synonyms and antonyms of sextolet in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sextolet» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SEXTOLET

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Translator English - Chinese

sextolet
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sextolet
570 millions of speakers

English

sextolet
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sextolet
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

sextolet
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

sextolet
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sextolet
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sextolet
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sextolet
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sextolet
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sextole
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

sextolet
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sextolet
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sextolet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sextolet
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sextolet
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सेक्सटोलेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sextolet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sextolet
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sextolet
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

sextolet
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sextolet
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sextolet
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sextolet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sextolet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sextolet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sextolet

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SEXTOLET»

The term «sextolet» is barely ever used and occupies the 202.134 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SEXTOLET» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sextolet

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEXTOLET»

Discover the use of sextolet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sextolet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Performance Practices in Classic Piano Music: Their ...
(Double-dotting here would place the sixteenth note after the last note of the sextolet.) Similar overdotting produces a climactic intensity in the central D- minor episode of the Andante con espressione of Hob. 42, as it does to an even greater  ...
Sandra P. Rosenblum, 1988
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A trip to Music-land, an allegorical and pictorial ...
A special title was granted, viz., that of Sextolet * with the right to wear the following order thus 6, when each part of a triplet was divided into two parts or equivalents, its natural worth,t thus : This settled, his Majesty very suddenly exclaimed, ...
Emma L. Shedlock, 1876
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The Harvard Dictionary of Music
Sextolet, scxtuplet [Fr. sextolet; Ger. Sextole; It. ses- tina; Sp. xeixillo], A group of six notes of equal value to be played in the time normally occupied by four notes of the same value and identified by the figure 6. The effect may be the same as ...
Don Michael Randel, 2003
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The Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Sextolet, sextuplet [Fr. sextolet; Ger. Sextole; It. sestina; Sp. seisillo]. A group of six notes of equal value to be played in the time normally occupied by four notes of the same value and identified by the figure 6. The effect may be the same as ...
Don Michael Randel, 1999
5
The Chambers Dictionary
Also adj. — See also sixteenmo under sixteen. [L (in) sexto decimo (in) one- sixteenth] sextolet seks'li-let. (music) n a group of six notes performed in the time of four. [Ger Sextole, from L sex] sexton seks'tin, n an officer who rings a church bell, ...
Allied Chambers, 1998
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The Violinist
IN answer to your inquiry about 2 Rode Caprices for violin, I will say that the 6, as marked over a number of Sextolet figures in Caprice No. S, means that the figure of 6 notes is a Sextolet and must be played as such, that is with no accent on ...
‎1914
7
Piano playing, a practical method: a rationale of the ...
The simplest way to understand the details of this process (which is easy enough to bring into practical operation but difficult to describe in words) is to imagine that we are beginning with the fourth note of the first sextolet (E flat played with the ...
James Ching, 1950
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Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Music: K-Z
Severita (Italian) : Severity, strictness Sext : The fifth service of the Divine Office, usually performed at noon, and consisting of several responsories and psalms which are sung Sextolet : A group of six notes to be peformed in the time of 4.
‎2005
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English Language Word Builder
... LEANNESS+ LORNNESS+ MEETNESS+ CORNLAND FLATLAND MOSSLAND SLOBLAND YARDLAND BROOKLET CROSSLET GROUPLET NERVELET SEXTOLET VERSELET BLUELTNEI FISHLTNE PLOTLTNE ZIBELTNE BRTSLTNG ...
Bob Jackman, 2012
10
Wagner Rehearsing the 'Ring': An Eye-witness Account of the ...
... to an intense expression of noble anguish. The after-effect of this tremendous moment, the fateful Curse theme: * In the vocal score the sextolet figure is altered to make it more playable. had to be given its due significance and yet played.
Heinrich Porges, 1983

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEXTOLET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sextolet is used in the context of the following news items.
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Reprise de "Dardanus" sous la houlette de Raphaël Pichon
... et qui accompagné par un sextolet de violons assez novateur, avec cordes et flutes. Puis il y a un Bruit de guerre. S'il existait déjà sous une forme élémentaire ... «Qobuz.com, Feb 12»
2
Reporter's log: Star Wars marathon
Given that this is a chronological sextolet I see no purpose to watching them in anything other than the story's internal order, rather than the order of 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, ... «BBC News, May 05»

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