Semibreve

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Chiefly British A whole note in music.
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  • n. A musical note four beats long in 4/4 time; a whole note (US)
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A note of half the time or duration of the breve; -- now usually called a whole note. It is the longest note in general use.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In music, a whole note, or the space of time measured by it. See note, 13.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a musical note having the longest time value (equal to four beats in common time)
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    tone    musical note    note   
    Cross Reference
    semibreve rest    minim    semiquaver    crotchet    quaver   
     
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