Synonyms & related words for semitones

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Words related to semitones

Explore words related to semitones — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include semitonic, octave, subcontraoctave, diatonic, tetrachord, enharmonic, microtone, diatonically. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does semitones come from?

The word semitones breaks down into 2 roots of Latin and Greek origin: semi-, from Latin semi (“half”); and -tone, from Greek tonos (“tone, pitch”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.