half+a+semibreve

  • 31semibreve — n. musical note that is half the duration of a breve, whole note …

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  • 32semibreve — /ˈsɛmibriv / (say semeebreev) noun a note having half the length of a breve, being the longest note in common use …

  • 33semibreve —   n. Musical, longest generally used note, having twice length of minim and half that of breve …

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  • 34At half cock — Half Half (h[aum]f), a. [AS. healf, half, half; as a noun, half, side, part; akin to OS., OFries., & D. half, G. halb, Sw. half, Dan. halv, Icel. h[=a]lfr, Goth. halbs. Cf. {Halve}, {Behalf}.] 1. Consisting of a moiety, or half; as, a half… …

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  • 35Minim — Min im, n. [F. minime, L. minimus the least, smallest, a superl. of minor: cf. It. minima a note in music. See {Minor}, and cf. Minimum.] [1913 Webster] 1. Anything very minute; as, the minims of existence; applied to animalcula; and the like.… …

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  • 36minim — n. 1 Mus. a note having the time value of two crotchets or half a semibreve and represented by a hollow ring with a stem. Also called half note. 2 one sixtieth of a fluid drachm, about a drop. 3 an object or portion of the smallest size or… …

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  • 37minim — noun 1》 Music, Brit. a note having the time value of two crotchets or half a semibreve, represented by a ring with a stem. 2》 a small bronze or silver ancient Roman coin. 3》 one sixtieth of a fluid drachm, about one drop of liquid. 4》 (in… …

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  • 38minim — n. 1. Dwarf. 2. Drop, sixtieth part of a drachm. 3. (Mus.) Two crotchets, half a semibreve. 4. Minnow. 5. Minion, a small type …

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  • 39whole note — noun (C) AmE a musical note which continues for as long as two half notes; semibreve BrE …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 40minim — ► NOUN 1) Music, chiefly Brit. a note having the time value of two crotchets or half a semibreve, represented by a ring with a stem. 2) one sixtieth of a fluid drachm, about one drop of liquid. ORIGIN from Latin minimus smallest …

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