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Apr 1, 1999 This week's theme Words that go out of their way to not apply to themselves This week's words phonetic abbreviation monosyllabic hemidemisemiquaver descender diminutive opuscule Spread the joy of words Send a gift subscription Discuss Feedback RSS/XML A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg hemidemisemiquaver hemidemisemiquaver (hem-ee-dem-ee-SEM-ee-kway-vuhr) noun A sixty-fourth note. [From Greek hemi- (half) + French demi- (half) + Latin semi- (half) + quaver (an eighth note), from Middle English quaveren (to shake or tremble).] "The rest of the event offered carefree virtuosity, musical probing and Levinson's breathtaking intelligence. Bartok's Dance Suite uncovered all the colors and kinetic irresistibility of its parts; the Schoenbergpieces were handsomely sculptured to a hemidemisemiquaver." Daniel Cariaga; At 26, Levinson Shows He's a Versatile Force at the Keyboard; Los Angeles Times; Dec 16, 1998. Why does it take the longest to pronounce the word for the shortest note? X-Bonus Have more than thou showest, / Speak less than thou knowest. -William Shakespeare

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