quarter note

noun

A musical note one beat long in 4/4 time.

Similar
crotchet
OriginGerman Viertelnote →
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Meanings

nounquarter note (plural quarter notes)

plural quarter notes

  1. CanadaUSentertainmentA musical note one beat long in 4/4 time.

    Synonyms: crotchet

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA musical note one beat long in 4/4 time.

Similar
crotchet

More synonyms by meaning

nouna musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note

Similar
crotchet
Broader
notemusical notetone
Also see
crotchet

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. GermanViertelnote
  2. Englishquarter note

Calque of German Viertelnote.

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APA

quarter note. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter%20note

MLA

“quarter note.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter%20note. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quarter note,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter%20note.

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