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crotchet Definition


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crotchet
noun
    1. music.
      A note equal to two quavers or half a minim 1 in length.
    2. A perverse fancy.
Etymology: 15c in sense 1; 14c meaning a crocket: French, meaning ‘hooked staff'.



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