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SEMIBREVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does semibreve mean?
• SEMIBREVE (noun)
The noun SEMIBREVE has 1 sense:
1. a musical note having the longest time value (equal to four beats in common time)
Familiarity information: SEMIBREVE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A musical note having the longest time value (equal to four beats in common time)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
semibreve; whole note
Hypernyms ("semibreve" is a kind of...):
musical note; note; tone (a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound)
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