Meaning

1 senses
  1. (Canada, US)A semibreve, a musical note four beats long in 4/4 time.

    a musical note having the longest time value (equal to four beats in common time)

Origin

Calque of German ganze Note.

Calque of German ganze Note.

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Forms

plural: whole notes
Singularwhole note
Pluralwhole notes

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a musical note having the longest time value (equal to four beats in common time):semibreve

See also

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whole note — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto