What is to ascend on a musical scale; to take a higher pith; as, to rise a tone or semitone called?
rise — To ascend on a musical scale; to take a higher pith; as, to rise a tone or semitone. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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