semibreve

[ sem-ee-breev, -brev, sem-ahy- ]

/ ˈsɛm iˌbriv, -ˌbrɛv, ˈsɛm aɪ- /

noun Music (chiefly British).

a note half the length of a breve; whole note.

Origin of semibreve

First recorded in 1585–95; semi- + breve

Words nearby semibreve

semiautonomy, Semi-Bantu, semibasement, semibituminous coal, semibold, semibreve, semicanal, semicentenary, semicentennial, semicircle, semicircular canal

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Example sentences from the Web for semibreve

The last note of the exercise, which was printed as a dotted minim, has been changed to a semibreve.
Advice to Singers|Frederick James Crowest
So much is Don Zuniga, her father, that he does not know a semibreve from a culverin!
A Bold Stroke for a Husband|Hannah Cowley
The dotted minim value of this corresponds with the semibreve value of the other.
Shakespeare and Music|Edward W. Naylor
There was also a semibreve, a diamond-shaped note which was used when two or more tones were sung to one syllable.
A Popular History of the Art of Music|W. S. B. Mathews

British Dictionary definitions for semibreve

semibreve

/ (ˈsɛmɪˌbriːv) /

noun

music a note, now the longest in common use, having a time value that may be divided by any power of 2 to give all other notesUsual US and Canadian name: whole note See also breve (def. 2)

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单词	semibreve
释义	semibreve [ sem-ee-breev, -brev, sem-ahy- ] / ˈsɛm iˌbriv, -ˌbrɛv, ˈsɛm aɪ- / noun Music (chiefly British). a note half the length of a breve; whole note. Origin of semibreve First recorded in 1585–95; semi- + breve Words nearby semibreve semiautonomy, Semi-Bantu, semibasement, semibituminous coal, semibold, semibreve, semicanal, semicentenary, semicentennial, semicircle, semicircular canal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for semibreve The last note of the exercise, which was printed as a dotted minim, has been changed to a semibreve. Advice to Singers\|Frederick James Crowest So much is Don Zuniga, her father, that he does not know a semibreve from a culverin! A Bold Stroke for a Husband\|Hannah Cowley The dotted minim value of this corresponds with the semibreve value of the other. Shakespeare and Music\|Edward W. Naylor There was also a semibreve, a diamond-shaped note which was used when two or more tones were sung to one syllable. A Popular History of the Art of Music\|W. S. B. Mathews British Dictionary definitions for semibreve semibreve / (ˈsɛmɪˌbriːv) / noun music a note, now the longest in common use, having a time value that may be divided by any power of 2 to give all other notesUsual US and Canadian name: whole note See also breve (def. 2) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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