Meanings
nounholding note (plural holding notes)
plural holding notes
- archaicentertainmentA note sustained in one part, or by one instrument, while the others change.
the trumpet plays a holding note
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holding note. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holding%20note
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“holding note.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holding%20note. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “holding note,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holding%20note.
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