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noun
A pause or interval of silence equal in duration to two quarter rests or one half of a whole rest. In common or 4/4 time, its duration is two beats.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
A symbol used in musical notation drawn as a solid rectangle directly above the middle line of a staff whose height is half the distance between lines.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
a musical rest having the time value of half a whole rest or equal in duration to two beats in common time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: rest
History
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Across languages
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