What does "half note" mean?

A musical note that is two beats long, which is half the length of a semibreve and equal in length to two crotchets; a minim.

What is a synonym for "half note"?

Common synonyms include: accidental, crotchet, dominant, flat, minim, minims.

noun

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Noun

1
A musical note that is two beats long, which is half the length of a semibreve and equal in length to two crotchets; a minim. Canada, US
2
a musical note having the time value of half a whole note wordnet

Calque of German halbe Note.