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limma

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

Any of several small musical intervals, such as the semitone. Most commonly referrs to the diatonic semitone or minor second, which has a ratio of approximately 16/15 or 27/25 in meantone temperaments or 256/243 in Pythagorean tuning.

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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