birama

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit विराम (virāma, termination, stop).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [biˈra.ma]
  • Hyphenation: bi‧ra‧ma

Noun

birama (plural birama-birama)

  1. (music) bar
    1. a vertical line across a musical staff dividing written music into sections, typically of equal durational value
    2. one of those musical sections
    Synonym: metrum

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