Word: semitone
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sem
i
tone
Definition: The musical interval equal (exactly or approximately) to half a tone or one-twelfth of an octave
Morphemes:
Affix: semi-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: half
Etymology Compounds: Affix: semi-
Language: la
Decoded: semi-
Meaning: half
Affix: tone
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: (in the diatonic scale) An interval of a major second.