Time for music

Note durations in musical notation can be named according to the North American system (whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, etc.) or the older British system (semibreves, minims, crotchets, etc.). What is the equivalent British name for the North American thirty-second note?

A) Quaver
B) Semiquaver
C) Demisemiquaver
D) Hemidemisemiquaver

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