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If you're already using a term that starts with 'hemi,' 'demi,' or 'semi,' you can get playful and throw in 'hemi-demi-semi,' or some variant of it. This term is very rare, very scholarly, and very silly.

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Here's Lin Manuel-Miranda with some lyrics for the movie Moana: 'You little semi-demi-mini-god.'

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In fact, feel free to get playful with your own alternate forms. Some people prefer to leave out the hyphens: 'hemidemisemi.'Īnd some people prefer to switch up the order: 'hemi-semi-demi.' Why not? You can use it as a prefix, tacking it straight onto a noun, as in 'hemi-demi-semi-tone,' or straight onto an adjective, as in 'hemi-demi-semi-helpful.'Īnd, you can use it as an adjective (right before a noun), as in 'hemi-demi-semi hiatus.'Īnd, you can use it as an adverb (right before an adjective), as in 'hemi-demi-semi happy.' Now, possibly because the word 'hemidemisemiquaver' is fun and ridiculous, the prefix alone, 'hemi-demi-semi,' is a fun way to say 'itty-bitty,' 'kinda-sorta-not-really,' or 'teeny-tiny-bit.' grammatical bits:

That hemidemisemiquaver is a very tiny, very fast note. And finally, the hemidemisemiquaver, meaning 'half-half-half-quaver' (sixty-fourth note) lasts for a sixteenth of a beat. The demisemiquaver, meaning 'half-half-quaver' (thirty-second note) lasts for an eighth of a beat. The semiquaver, meaning 'half-quaver' (sixteenth note) lasts for a quarter of a beat. The quaver (eighth note) lasts for half a beat. The crotchet (quarter note) lasts for 1 beat. The minum (half note) lasts for 2 beats. That first note, the semibreve (called a whole note here in the US) lasts for 4 beats. Now, and I promise this is relevant, check out the British names for musical notes:Īs you move down the list, each note lasts for half as long as the one above it: Less literally, those prefixes can mean 'almost,' 'sort of,' or 'not quite the real thing.' For example, if you're semi-excited for an upcoming party, you're not exactly bouncing up and down with anticipation. When you think of words like ' hemisphere,' ' demigod,' and ' semicircle,' you notice that all three of those underlined prefixes mean 'half.' (A hemisphere is half a sphere, a demigod is a half-god, and a semicircle is a half-circle.)

(To reveal any word with blanks, give it a click.) definition: _o_e-_-_o_e, meaning 'a game or a strategy where you let your opponents wear themselves out by attacking you again and again in a tiring, ineffective way.'Ĭan you recall all those terms with blanks? _o_e-_ou_ed, meaning 'done with 100% of your enthusiasm or devotion 'Ģ. Hemi-demi-semi also joins the short list of rhyming hyphenations we've studied:ġ. pl_, meaning 'ultra, mega, extra, beyond, or super-duper.' qu_, meaning 'nearly: almost, in-effect, virtually, or sort-of 'Ģ. Our hilarious term hemi-demi-semi, meaning 'a teeny tiny bit of,' joins the short list of Latin prefixes we've studied:ġ. Or, if you prefer, 'HEM uh dem uh SEM uh.'

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