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PRONUNCIATION OF TWO-FOUR TIME

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TWO-FOUR TIME

noun
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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Two-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 TWO-FOUR TIME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of two-four time in the English dictionary

The definition of two-four time in the dictionary is a form of simple duple time in which there are two crotchet beats in each bar.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TWO-FOUR TIME

two-dimensional
two-dimensionality
two-dimensionally
two-door
two-edged
two-faced
two-facedly
two-facedness
two-fisted
two-four
two-handed
two-handedly
two-hander
two-horse race
two-legged
two-line
two-name paper
two-pack
two-party
two-party system

WORDS THAT END LIKE TWO-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 two-four time in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «two-four time» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TWO-FOUR TIME

Find out the translation of two-four time to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of two-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 «two-four time» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

2个时间
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dos por cuatro el tiempo
570 millions of speakers

English

two-four time
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दो-चार समय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دفعتين- أربع الوقت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

два - четыре раза
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Two-Four vez
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দুই-চার বার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

deux bébés de quatre temps
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dua empat kali
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zwei bis vier Mal
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

二から四時間
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

2-4 시간
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rong papat wektu
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

2-4 lần
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இரண்டு நான்கு முறை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दोन-चार वेळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Iki dört zaman
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

due quarti di tempo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dwa - cztery razy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

два- чотири рази
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

doi la patru timp
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

2-4 φορά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Twee tot vier keer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

2-4 tid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

to til fire tid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of two-four time

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

The term «two-four time» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.607 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TWO-FOUR TIME» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TWO-FOUR TIME»

Discover the use of two-four time in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to two-four time and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Virtuoso Flute-Player
This time-signature goes twice as fast as the preceding one: so one counts not four crotchets but two minims, just like two crotchets in two-four time. So in this time-signature there are only two beats in each bar, as can be seen in the first bar of ...
Johann George Tromlitz, Ardal Powell, 1991
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Bach and the Baroque: European Source Materials from the ...
... three eighths or three quarters must be in a Presto, take the tempo of the fast two-four time, where there are four eighths to a pulse, and play these three quarters or eighths just as quickly as the eighths in the two-four time already mentioned.
Anthony Newman, 1995
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Learn to Read Music
For example, a metric signature of \ (read "two-four time" or "two-quarter time") means that each measure of the piece will have two beats, and that each beat will be a quarter-note. A signature of \ (read "three-four time" or "three-quarter time") ...
Howard Shanet, 1956
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The Music Teacher: An Original, Theoretical and Practical ...
TWO-FOUR TIME. SIX-EIGHT TIME. SIX—FOUR Tum. I-I N I-' .5 ___ Beats. 12 1 2 IN rwo-rvvo time, indicated often by this character, What is the value of each beat? Ans. A quarter note. how many beats do you give to the measure? Ans. Two.
Cornelius Everest, 1867
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On Playing the Flute
6).l §13 Duple metre is again of two kinds, four-four time and two-four time. Four- four time, which is also called common or imperfect time, is indicated with a large C at the beginning of a piece, and two-four with i. In four-four time it is important ...
Johann Joachim Quantz, 2011
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Rumba Dance Encyclopedi: And Related Dances
... 2/4) 4) Swing, Jive, and Rock-and-RoIl 5) Rumba and Bolero (sometimes 2/4) 6) ChaCha and Mambo (sometimes 2/4). [See Two/Four-Time, Three/Four-Time, A\ Cadence, Stop-Time, MPM, BPM, Rhythm, Ritmo, Compas(l), Time, Timing, ...
‎2009
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Researching Young Children's Perspectives: Debating the ...
8 Eskil: One, two, three (bending his knees at the same time as the teacher and counting the number of bends, i.e. every other beat in the two–four time that the teacher wants to illustrate). 9 Teacher: Watch me now! (Continues with the ...
Deborah Harcourt, Bob Perry, Tim Waller, 2011
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Modern Guitar Method Grade 1
Two-Four Time This sign indicates two-four time. 2 — beats per measure. 4 — a quarter note receives one beat. Two-four time will have two beats per measure with the quarter note receiving one beat. The Old Mill Guitar Duet Moderato ...
William Bay, Mel Bay, 2011
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Comprehensive Guitar, Note Reading Guide
Two-Four Time This sign indicates two-four time. 2 — beats per measure. 4 — a quarter note receives one beat. Two-four time will have two beats per measure with the quarter note receiving one beat. The Old Mill Guitar Duet Moderato ...
William Bay, 2012
10
Educational Encounters: Nordic Studies in Early Childhood ...
Teacher: Now I'm going to do like this, curtsy and then you have to guess if there are two beats or three beats to a bar (if it's in two-four time or three-four time). And then you can do it too, to see if we're doing the same (bends her knees and ...
Niklas Pramling, Ingrid Pramling Samuelsson, 2011

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