Definitions for hemiolas

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hemiolas hem·i·o·la

Spelling: [hem-ee-oh-luh]

IPA: /ˌhɛm iˈoʊ lə/

Hemiolas is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 420 anagrams from letters in hemiolas (aehilmos).

Definitions for hemiolas

noun

1. a rhythmic pattern of syncopated beats with two beats in the time of three or three beats in the time of two.
2. a rhythmic pattern of syncopated beats with two beats in the time of three or three beats in the time of two.

Origin of hemiolas

1590-1600; Medieval Latin hēmiolia Greek hēmiolía the ratio of one and a half to one, feminine of hēmiolíos half as large again, equivalent to hēmi- hemi- + (h)ól(os)

Examples for hemiolas

Music aficionados recognize this rhythm as a triplet or “hemiola”: the playing of two different musical patterns simultaneously.

Music aficionados recognize this rhythm as a triplet or “hemiola”: the playing of two different musical patterns simultaneously.