hemidemisemiquaver

[ hem-ee-dem-ee-sem-ee-kwey-ver ]
/ ˌhɛm iˌdɛm iˈsɛm iˌkweɪ vər /

noun Music. Chiefly British.

a sixty-fourth note.

Origin of hemidemisemiquaver

First recorded in 1850–55; hemi- + demisemiquaver

British Dictionary definitions for hemidemisemiquaver

hemidemisemiquaver
/ (ˌhɛmɪˌdɛmɪˈsɛmɪˌkweɪvə) /

noun

music a note having the time value of one sixty-fourth of a semibreve Usual US and Canadian name: sixty-fourth note