Usually means: Interval smaller than a semitone.
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We found 14 dictionaries that define the word microtone:

General (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. microtone: Merriam-Webster
  2. microtone: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. microtone: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. microtone: Collins English Dictionary
  5. microtone: Wiktionary
  6. microtone: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. microtone: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. microtone: Dictionary.com
  9. Microtone: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. microtone: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Essentials of Music (No longer online)
  2. Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. microtone: The Folk File

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Sweetwater Music (No longer online)

(Note: See microtonal as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (microtone)

noun:  (music) Any interval smaller than a semitone

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