TIME SIGNATURE


Meaning of TIME SIGNATURE in English

noun

1. : a fraction that has a denominator indicating the kind of note (as a quarter note) taken as the time unit for the beat and a numerator indicating the number of these to the measure and that is placed at the beginning of a musical composition, movement, or section just after the key signature or at any point at which the meter changes to indicate the meter

2. : a symbol used to indicate the meter of a musical composition — compare c III 1

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