semibreve
(music, UK, Irish, Commonwealth) A musical note four beats long in 4/4 time; a whole note (US).
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(music, UK, Irish, Commonwealth) A musical note four beats long in 4/4 time; a whole note (US).
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- whole note80%
(North America, music) A semibreve, a musical note four beats long in 4/4 time.
- half note77%
(North America, music) 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.
- quarter note75%
(North America, music) A musical note one beat long in 4/4 time.
- hemisemidemiquaver74%
(UK, music) A sixty-fourth note.
- long72%
A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.