Definitions for hemiola

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hemiola hem·i·o·la

Spelling: [hem-ee-oh-luh]

IPA: /ˌhɛm iˈoʊ lə/

Hemiola is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 178 anagrams from letters in hemiola (aehilmo).

Definitions for hemiola

noun

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

Origin of hemiola

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 hemiola

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