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- common time ► NOUN Music ▪ a rhythmic pattern in which there are two or four beats in a bar.
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Common time — Common Com mon, a. [Compar. {Commoner}; superl. {Commonest}.] [OE. commun, comon, OF. comun, F. commun, fr. L. communis; com + munis ready to be of service; cf. Skr. mi to make fast, set up, build, Goth. gamains common, G. gemein, and E. mean low … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Common time — Time Time, n.; pl. {Times}. [OE. time, AS. t[=i]ma, akin to t[=i]d time, and to Icel. t[=i]mi, Dan. time an hour, Sw. timme. [root]58. See {Tide}, n.] 1. Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Common Time — This article is about the short story by James Blish. For the musical time signature, see Time signature. Common Time Author James Blish Country United Kingdom Language English … Wikipedia
common time — Music. a meter or tempo of four beats per measure, with each of four quarter notes receiving a single beat. Symbol: C Also called common measure. [1665 75] * * * … Universalium
common time — noun Date: 1662 a musical meter marked by four beats per measure with the quarter note receiving a single beat … New Collegiate Dictionary
common time — noun A meter of four quarter notes per measure. Syn: 4/4 … Wiktionary
ASEAN Common Time — is an idea by ASEAN to adopt a standard time of UTC+8 for all member countries. Some businesses with a local or regional reach, already adopted the use of the ASEAN Common Time , and can be seen abbreviated as ACT in their Press Releases,… … Wikipedia
Time signature — Common time redirects here. For the short story, see Common Time. Simple example of a 34 time signature: here there are three quarter notes per measure. The time signature (also known as meter signature) is a notational convention used in Western … Wikipedia
Time — Time, n.; pl. {Times}. [OE. time, AS. t[=i]ma, akin to t[=i]d time, and to Icel. t[=i]mi, Dan. time an hour, Sw. timme. [root]58. See {Tide}, n.] 1. Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Time ball — Time Time, n.; pl. {Times}. [OE. time, AS. t[=i]ma, akin to t[=i]d time, and to Icel. t[=i]mi, Dan. time an hour, Sw. timme. [root]58. See {Tide}, n.] 1. Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Time bargain — Time Time, n.; pl. {Times}. [OE. time, AS. t[=i]ma, akin to t[=i]d time, and to Icel. t[=i]mi, Dan. time an hour, Sw. timme. [root]58. See {Tide}, n.] 1. Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
