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noun
A meter of four quarter notes per measure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The ordinary pace of marching, in which ninety steps, each twenty-eight inches in length, are taken in one minute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
a time signature indicating four beats to the bar
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: four-four time, quadruple time, common measure
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: musical time
History
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