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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

communication go
something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups

black and white, written communication, written language go
communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten)

writing go
letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language

notation, notational system go
a technical system of symbols used to represent special things

musical notation
(music) notation used by musicians

noun.communication

22 Subcategories

bar line go
a vertical line before the accented beat marking the boundary between musical bars
tablature go
a musical notation indicating the fingering to be used
scale, musical scale go
(music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
interval, musical interval go
the difference in pitch between two notes
stave, staff go
(music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written
clef go
a musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following it
signature, key signature go
the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key
key, tonality go
any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
atonality, atonalism go
the absence of a key
time signature, musical time signature go
a musical notation indicating the number of beats to a measure and kind of note that takes a beat
measure, bar go
musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
rest go
a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
note, tone, musical note go
a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
slur go
(music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato
sharp go
a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named
flat go
a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named
natural, cancel go
a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
accidental go
a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature
fermata go
a musical notation (over a note or chord or rest) that indicates it is to be prolonged by an unspecified amount
solmization, solmisation go
a system of naming the notes of a musical scale by syllables instead of letters
segno go
(music) a notation written at the beginning or end of a passage that is to be repeated
sforzando go
(music) a notation written above a note and indicating that it is to be played with a strong initial attack