Semibreve

/ˈsɛmɪbɹiːv/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A musical note four beats long in 4/4 time; a whole note (US) Commonwealth, Ireland, UK
  2. 2
    a musical note having the longest time value (equal to four beats in common time) wordnet

Etymology

From Italian semibreve, ultimately from Latin semi- (“half”) and Latin brevis (“short”).

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