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SEMIQUAVER
Definition of SEMIQUAVER
noun
A sixteenth note, drawn as a crotchet with two tails.
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Other senses
SEMIQUAVER carries 4 further meanings.
noun
A sixteenth note.
noun
In musical notation, same as sixteenth-note.
noun
2. Figuratively, something of very short duration; a very short space of time.
To play or sing in, or as in, semiquavers.
Where it comes from
From semi- + quaver.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
SEMIQUAVER in a sentence
“In It's Gonna Rain, the voice of a Pentecostal preacher is looped at gradually different speeds, creating a sumptuous sonic texture, and in Piano Phase the pianists have to move in and out of phase with one another, subtly shifting from one semiquaver of a melodic pattern to the next.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SEMIQUAVER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 188 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 126, 23 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 23, 12 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
SEMIQUAVER starts with S and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AEEIMQRSUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start SEMIQU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found SEMIQUAVER?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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