Phrase guide

quarter rest

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A rest of the same duration as a quarter note.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a musical rest having one-fourth the time value of a whole rest

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rest

History

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: kwartrust — rest as long as a quarter note
  • French: soupir — rest as long as a quarter note
  • German: Viertelpause — rest as long as a quarter note
  • Icelandic: fjórðapartsþögn — rest as long as a quarter note
  • Italian: pausa di semiminima — rest as long as a quarter note
  • Polish: pauza ćwierćnutowa — rest as long as a quarter note
  • Romanian: pauză de pătrime (o) — rest as long as a quarter note
  • Swedish: fjärdedelspaus — rest as long as a quarter note
  • Vietnamese: lặng đen — rest as long as a quarter note
  • Vietnamese: dấu lặng đen — rest as long as a quarter note