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