semitone

n. Music.

An interval equal to a half tone in the standard diatonic scale. Also called half step, halftone.

semitonal sem'i·to'nal adj.
semitonally sem'i·to'nal·ly adv.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the musical interval between adjacent keys on a keyboard instrument
  Synonym: half step

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - halvtone

Nederlands (Dutch)
halve toon

Français (French)
n. - (Mus) demi-ton

Deutsch (German)
n. - (Mus.) Halbton

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (μουσ.) ημιτόνιο

Italiano (Italian)
semitono

Português (Portuguese)
n. - semitom (m) (Mús.)

Русский (Russian)
полутон

Español (Spanish)
n. - semitono

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - halvton, halvt tonsteg

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
半音, 半音程

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 半音, 半音程

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 반음

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 半音

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نصف نغمه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חצי-טון (מוסיקה)‬

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