n.
Pronunciation: ˌ he-m ē - ' ō -l ə
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin hemiolia, from Greek h ē miolia ratio of one and a half to one, from h ē mi- + holos whole ― more at SAFE
Date: circa 1934
: a musical rhythmic alteration in which six equal notes may be heard as two groups of three or three groups of two