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An accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step higher.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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a musical notation of two sharps in front of a note indicating that it is to be raised by two semitones
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sharp
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Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
dubbelkruis
— music: an accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step higher
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Dutch:
dubbelkruis
— music: an accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step higher
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Finnish:
kaksoisylennysmerkki
— music: an accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step higher
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French:
double dièse
— music: an accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step higher
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German:
Doppelkreuz
— music: an accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step higher
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Polish:
podwójny krzyżyk
— music: an accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step higher
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Portuguese:
duplo sustenido
— music: an accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step higher
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Portuguese:
dobrado sustenido
— music: an accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step higher
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Spanish:
doble sostenido
— music: an accidental that indicates that a note should be played a whole step higher