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Narrower term 43

Acciaccatura 76% connected

A short grace note, one semitone below the note to which it is prefixed; -- used especially in organ music. Now used as equivalent to the short appog…

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Acknowledgment 76% connected

The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession.

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Appoggiatura 76% connected

A passing tone preceding an essential tone, and borrowing the time it occupies from that; a short auxiliary or grace note one degree above or below t…

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Buck 76% connected

Lye or suds in which cloth is soaked in the operation of bleaching, or in which clothes are washed.

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Chord 76% connected

The string of a musical instrument.

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Citation 76% connected

An official summons or notice given to a person to appear; the paper containing such summons or notice.

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Cite 76% connected

To call upon officially or authoritatively to appear, as before a court; to summon.

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Clam 76% connected

A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; as, the long clam (Mya arenaria), the quahog or round clam (Venus mercenaria), the…

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Credit 76% connected

Reliance on the truth of something said or done; belief; faith; trust; confidence.

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Crotchet 76% connected

A forked support; a crotch.

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Demisemiquaver 76% connected

A short note, equal in time to the half of a semiquaver, or the thirty-second part of a whole note.

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Dollar 76% connected

A silver coin of the United States containing 371.25 grains of silver and 41.25 grains of alloy, that is, having a total weight of 412.5 grains.

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Dominant 76% connected

Ruling; governing; prevailing; controlling; predominant; as, the dominant party, church, spirit, power.

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Excuse 76% connected

To free from accusation, or the imputation of fault or blame; to clear from guilt; to release from a charge; to justify by extenuating a fault; to ex…

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Fifty 76% connected

Five times ten; as, fifty men.

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Footnote 76% connected

A note of reference or comment at the foot of a page.

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Jot 76% connected

An iota; a point; a tittle; the smallest particle. Cf. Bit, n.

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Jotting 76% connected

of Jot

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Keynote 76% connected

The tonic or first tone of the scale in which a piece or passage is written; the fundamental tone of the chord, to which all the modulations of the p…

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King 76% connected

A Chinese musical instrument, consisting of resonant stones or metal plates, arranged according to their tones in a frame of wood, and struck with a…

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Marginalia 76% connected

Marginal notes.

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Mediant 76% connected

The third above the keynote; -- so called because it divides the interval between the tonic and dominant into two thirds.

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Memoranda 76% connected

of Memorandum

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Memorandum 76% connected

A record of something which it is desired to remember; a note to help the memory.

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Mention 76% connected

A speaking or notice of anything, -- usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase to make mention of.

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Minim 76% connected

Anything very minute; as, the minims of existence; -- applied to animalcula; and the like.

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Minute 76% connected

The sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds. (Abbrev. m.; as, 4 h. 30 m.)

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Monotone 76% connected

A single unvaried tone or sound.

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Pedal 76% connected

Of or pertaining to the foot, or to feet, literally or figuratively; specifically (Zool.), pertaining to the foot of a mollusk; as, the pedal ganglio…

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Postscript 76% connected

A paragraph added to a letter after it is concluded and signed by the writer; an addition made to a book or composition after the main body of the wo…

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Quaver 76% connected

To tremble; to vibrate; to shake.

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Quotation 76% connected

The act of quoting or citing.

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Reference 76% connected

The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance.

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Semibreve 76% connected

A note of half the time or duration of the breve; -- now usually called a whole note. It is the longest note in general use.

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Semiquaver 76% connected

A note of half the duration of the quaver; -- now usually called a sixsteenth note.

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Shake 76% connected

obs. p. p. of Shake.

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Subdominant 76% connected

The fourth tone above, or fifth below, the tonic; -- so called as being under the dominant.

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Submediant 76% connected

The sixth tone of the scale; the under mediant, or third below the keynote; the superdominant.

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Subtonic 76% connected

Applied to, or distinguishing, a speech element consisting of tone, or proper vocal sound, not pure as in the vowels, but dimmed and otherwise modifi…

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Supertonic 76% connected

The note next above the keynote; the second of the scale.

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Tonic 76% connected

Of or relating to tones or sounds; specifically (Phon.), applied to, or distingshing, a speech sound made with tone unmixed and undimmed by obstructi…

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Trill 76% connected

To flow in a small stream, or in drops rapidly succeeding each other; to trickle.

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Twenty 76% connected

One more that nineteen; twice; as, twenty men.

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Air 76% connected

The fluid which we breathe, and which surrounds the earth; the atmosphere. It is invisible, inodorous, insipid, transparent, compressible, elastic, a…

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Atmosphere 76% connected

The whole mass of aeriform fluid surrounding the earth; -- applied also to the gaseous envelope of any celestial orb, or other body; as, the atmosphe…

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Aura 76% connected

Any subtile, invisible emanation, effluvium, or exhalation from a substance, as the aroma of flowers, the odor of the blood, a supposed fertilizing e…

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Comment 76% connected

To make remarks, observations, or criticism; especially, to write notes on the works of an author, with a view to illustrate his meaning, or to expla…

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Commentary 76% connected

A series of comments or annotations; esp., a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of the Scriptures or of some other work.

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Comprehend 76% connected

To contain; to embrace; to include; as, the states comprehended in the Austrian Empire.

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Obligation 76% connected

The act of obligating.

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Perceive 76% connected

To obtain knowledge of through the senses; to receive impressions from by means of the bodily organs; to take cognizance of the existence, character,…

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Say 76% connected

Saw.

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State 76% connected

The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time.

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Tell 76% connected

To mention one by one, or piece by piece; to recount; to enumerate; to reckon; to number; to count; as, to tell money.

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Tone 76% connected

Sound, or the character of a sound, or a sound considered as of this or that character; as, a low, high, loud, grave, acute, sweet, or harsh tone.

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Watch 76% connected

The act of watching; forbearance of sleep; vigil; wakeful, vigilant, or constantly observant attention; close observation; guard; preservative or pre…

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Manner of action 6

Comment 76% connected

To make remarks, observations, or criticism; especially, to write notes on the works of an author, with a view to illustrate his meaning, or to expla…

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Notice 76% connected

The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note.

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Record 76% connected

To recall to mind; to recollect; to remember; to meditate.

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Register 76% connected

A written account or entry; an official or formal enumeration, description, or record; a memorial record; a list or roll; a schedule.

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Remark 76% connected

To mark in a notable manner; to distinquish clearly; to make noticeable or conspicuous; to piont out.

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Watch 76% connected

The act of watching; forbearance of sleep; vigil; wakeful, vigilant, or constantly observant attention; close observation; guard; preservative or pre…

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Annotate 74% connected

To explain or criticize by notes; as, to annotate the works of Bacon.

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Annotate 74% connected

To explain or criticize by notes; as, to annotate the works of Bacon.

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Annotation 74% connected

A note, added by way of comment, or explanation; -- usually in the plural; as, annotations on ancient authors, or on a word or a passage.

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Annotation 74% connected

A note, added by way of comment, or explanation; -- usually in the plural; as, annotations on ancient authors, or on a word or a passage.

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Mention 74% connected

A speaking or notice of anything, -- usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase to make mention of.

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Mention 74% connected

A speaking or notice of anything, -- usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase to make mention of.

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Notice 74% connected

The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note.

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Notice 74% connected

The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note.

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Noticeable 74% connected

Capable of being observed; worthy of notice; likely to attract observation; conspicous.

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Noticeable 74% connected

Capable of being observed; worthy of notice; likely to attract observation; conspicous.

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Noticer 74% connected

One who notices.

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Noticer 74% connected

One who notices.

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Preeminent 74% connected

Eminent above others; prominent among those who are eminent; superior in excellence; surpassing, or taking precedence of, others; rarely, surpassing…

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Preeminent 74% connected

Eminent above others; prominent among those who are eminent; superior in excellence; surpassing, or taking precedence of, others; rarely, surpassing…

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Comprehend 72% connected

To contain; to embrace; to include; as, the states comprehended in the Austrian Empire.

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Perceive 72% connected

To obtain knowledge of through the senses; to receive impressions from by means of the bodily organs; to take cognizance of the existence, character,…

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Containing group 1

Scale 70% connected

The dish of a balance; hence, the balance itself; an instrument or machine for weighing; as, to turn the scale; -- chiefly used in the plural when ap…

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Annotation 92% connected

A note, added by way of comment, or explanation; -- usually in the plural; as, annotations on ancient authors, or on a word or a passage.

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Bank bill 92% connected

In America (and formerly in England), a promissory note of a bank payable to the bearer on demand, and used as currency; a bank note.

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Bank note 92% connected

A promissory note issued by a bank or banking company, payable to bearer on demand.

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Banknote 92% connected

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Bill 92% connected

A beak, as of a bird, or sometimes of a turtle or other animal.

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Billet 92% connected

A small paper; a note; a short letter.

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Distinction 92% connected

A marking off by visible signs; separation into parts; division.

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Eminence 92% connected

That which is eminent or lofty; a high ground or place; a height.

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Greenback 92% connected

One of the legal tender notes of the United States; -- first issued in 1862, and having the devices on the back printed with green ink, to prevent al…

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Line 92% connected

Flax; linen.

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Mark 92% connected

A license of reprisals. See Marque.

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Mention 92% connected

A speaking or notice of anything, -- usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase to make mention of.

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Notation 92% connected

The act or practice of recording anything by marks, figures, or characters.

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Notice 92% connected

The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note.

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Observe 92% connected

To take notice of by appropriate conduct; to conform one's action or practice to; to keep; to heed; to obey; to comply with; as, to observe rules or…

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Preeminence 92% connected

The quality or state of being preeminent; superiority in prominence or in excellence; distinction above others in quality, rank, etc.; rarely, in a b…

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Remark 92% connected

To mark in a notable manner; to distinquish clearly; to make noticeable or conspicuous; to piont out.

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Tone 92% connected

Sound, or the character of a sound, or a sound considered as of this or that character; as, a low, high, loud, grave, acute, sweet, or harsh tone.

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Near synonym 1

Say 84% connected

Saw.

general 62% interchangeable

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Ignore 94% connected

To be ignorant of or not acquainted with.

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Ignore 94% connected

To be ignorant of or not acquainted with.

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