common time
common time. Another name for 4/4 time. The C sometimes used instead of the figures 4/4 does not stand for ‘common’: it dates from the period when triple time (called ‘perfect’) was indicated by a full circle and quadruple time (called ‘imperfect’) by a broken circle.
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Common Cuckoo , Cuculus canorus Common kingfisher , common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) See ALCEDINIDAE.
Alcedo atthis (common kingfisher) See ALCEDINIDAE. Common Hippopotamus , common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) See HIPPOPOTAMIDAE.
Hippopotamus amphibius (common hippopotamus) See HIPPOPOTAMIDAE. Common wombat , common wombat (Vombatus ursinus) See VOMBATIDAE.
Vombatus ursinus (common wombat) See VOMBATIDAE. Common chameleon , Chamaeleo chamaeleon (common chameleon, European chameleon, Mediterranean chameleon) See CHAMAELEONTIDAE.
common chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) See… Circle , Circle
CIRCLE . The circle is used as a polyvalent symbol (commonly representing the cosmos and cosmic movement) as well as a pattern of ritual actio…
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