Usually means: Musical note slightly higher than A.
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General (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. A-sharp: Merriam-Webster
  2. A-sharp, A sharp, a-sharp, a sharp: Wiktionary
  3. A sharp: Dictionary.com
  4. A Sharp (.NET), A Sharp (Axiom), A-sharp, A-sharp (disambiguation): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  5. A sharp: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (A sharp)

▸ noun:  A programming language version of Ada for CLI, spelled A#.
▸ noun:  Alternative spelling of A-sharp [(music) A tone one semitone higher than A, denoted A♯.]
▸ noun:  Alternative spelling of A-sharp [(music) A tone one semitone higher than A, denoted A♯.]

Similar:
C sharp, scheme, ASIC, scripting language, ALGOL, basic, APLer, assembly language, progress, autocode, more...

Opposite:
dull, blunt, unsharp

Phrases:
a sharp major, a sharp minor, sound of a sharp blow, a sharp pain, reply in a sharp way, more...

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Similar:
C sharp, scheme, ASIC, scripting language, ALGOL, basic, APLer, assembly language, progress, autocode, more...

Opposite:
dull, blunt, unsharp

Phrases:
a sharp major, a sharp minor, sound of a sharp blow, a sharp pain, reply in a sharp way, someone with a sharp tongue, a short sharp sound, like a sharp dressed man, having a sharp taste, more...



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