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TWELFTH [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-07-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Parliamentary Language
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- twelfth
1, record 1, English, twelfth
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Interim supply 2, record 1, English, - twelfth
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire parlementaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- douzième
1, record 1, French, douzi%C3%A8me
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... les députés légalisent leur propre carence par le biais des douzièmes provisoires, votés de mois en mois. 2, record 1, French, - douzi%C3%A8me
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Crédits provisoires. 2, record 1, French, - douzi%C3%A8me
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Music (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- twelfth 1, record 2, English, twelfth
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- fifth above the octave 1, record 2, English, fifth%20above%20the%20octave
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) the overblowing does not produce the octave, but causes a subdivision of the air-column (...) thus producing the twelfth or fifth above the octave. 1, record 2, English, - twelfth
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Musique (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- douzième 1, record 2, French, douzi%C3%A8me
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- quinte de l'octave 1, record 2, French, quinte%20de%20l%27octave
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) la première note produite en augmentant la pression n'est (...) pas l'octave, (...) mais la douzième ou quinte de l'octave. 1, record 2, French, - douzi%C3%A8me
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Keyboard Instruments
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- twelfth 1, record 3, English, twelfth
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
--a mutation stop, pitched at the interval of a twelfth above the unison. Its function (...) is to bind the fifteenth to the principal. 1, record 3, English, - twelfth
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de musique à clavier
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- nasard 1, record 3, French, nasard
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
--jeu de mutation de l'orgue, à son flûté, qui sert au renforcement de la quinte. 1, record 3, French, - nasard
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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