Definition
In music and linguistics, a phrase that is half the length of a complete musical or grammatical phrase, creating a sense of incompleteness.
Etymology
From 'hemi-' (half) plus 'phrase' from Greek 'phrasis' (speech, utterance). Used in music theory and rhetorical analysis to describe structural divisions.
Kelly Says
In music, composers use hemiphrases to create tension and suspense—they give you half an idea and make your brain expect the other half, which is why cliffhanger melodies feel so unsatisfying until the answer comes!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
半 ምልክት
han mil-kit
ARالعربية
نصف الجملة
nisf al-jumla
BNবাংলা
আধা বাক্য
a-dha baak-ya
CACatalà
hemifrase
hemi-fra-se
CSČeština
polovice věty
polovice ve-ty
DADansk
halvfrase
halv-fra-se
DEDeutsch
Halbsatz
halbs-atz
ELΕλληνικά
μισή φράση
misi frase
ESEspañol
semifrase
semi-fra-seh
FAفارسی
نیمه جمله
nimah jam-leh
FISuomi
puolilause
puoli-lause
FRFrançais
hémiphrase
e-mi-fra-z
GUGU
hemiphrase
hemi-frays
HAHA
hemiphrase
hemi-frays
HEעברית
חצי משפט
chatzi mis-pet
HIहिन्दी
अर्ध-वाक्य
ardh-vaak-ya
HUMagyar
félmondat
fél-mon-dat
IDBahasa Indonesia
setengah frasa
se-tan-gah fra-sah
IGIG
hemiphrase
hemi-frays
ITItaliano
semifrase
semi-fra-zeh
KKKK
hemiphrase
hemi-frays
KMKM
hemiphrase
hemi-frays
MRMR
hemiphrase
hemi-frays
MSBahasa Melayu
hemiphrase
hemi-frays
MYမြန်မာ
hemiphrase
hemi-frays
NLNederlands
halve zin
halve zin
NONorsk
halvsetning
halv-set-ning
PAPA
hemiphrase
hemi-frays
PLPolski
półfraza
pul-fra-za
PTPortuguês
semifrase
semi-fra-seh
RORomână
semifrază
semi-fra-za
RUРусский
полуфраза
poluphraza
SVSvenska
halvfras
halv-fras
SWKiswahili
hemiphrase
hemi-frays
TAதமிழ்
அரை வாக்கியம்
arai vaa-kiyam
TEతెలుగు
ఆర్ధ వాక్యం
ardha vaak-yam
THไทย
ครึ่งประโยค
krung-pra-yok
TLTL
hemiphrase
hemi-frays
TRTürkçe
yarım cümle
yarim cu-mleh
UKУкраїнська
напівфраза
napiv-fra-za
URاردو
نیمہ جملہ
nimah jam-leh
VITiếng Việt
nửa câu
nua cau
YOYO
hemiphrase
hemi-frays
ZUZU
hemiphrase
hemi-frays