- whole note
- noun Date: 1841 a musical note equal in time value to four quarter notes or two half notes — see note illustration
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
whole note
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Whole note — Whole Whole, a. [OE. hole, hol, hal, hool, AS. h[=a]l well, sound, healthy; akin to OFries. & OS. h?l, D. heel, G. heil, Icel. heill, Sw. hel whole, Dan. heel, Goth. hails well, sound, OIr. c?l augury. Cf. {Hale}, {Hail} to greet, {Heal} to cure … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whole note — whole notes N COUNT A whole note is a musical note that has a time value equal to two half notes. [AM] (in BRIT, use semibreve) … English dictionary
whole note — n. Music a note held for the duration of four beats in common, or 4/4, time: see NOTE … English World dictionary
whole note — n AmE a musical note which continues for as long as two ↑half notes British Equivalent: semibreve … Dictionary of contemporary English
whole note — whole ,note noun count AMERICAN a musical note that has the same value as two HALF NOTES … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
whole note — whole′ note n. mad a musical note equivalent in value to four quarter notes • Etymology: 1590–1600 … From formal English to slang
Whole note — In music, a whole note (American or German terminology) or semibreve (British or classical terminology) is a note represented by a hollow oval note head, like a half note (or minim ), and no note stem (see Figure 1). Its length is typically equal … Wikipedia
whole note — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms whole note : singular whole note plural whole notes music American a semibreve … English dictionary
whole note — noun a musical note having the longest time value (equal to four beats in common time) • Syn: ↑semibreve • Hypernyms: ↑note, ↑musical note, ↑tone … Useful english dictionary
whole note — Music. a note equivalent in duration to four quarter notes. See illus. under note. [1590 1600] * * * … Universalium
