semibreve rest

noun

A semibreve rest is a pause or interval of silence equal in duration to two half rests or one half of a breve rest. In common or 4/4 time, its duration is four beats.

Similar
whole rest
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Meanings

nounsemibreve rest (plural semibreve rests)

plural semibreve rests

  1. entertainmentA semibreve rest is a pause or interval of silence equal in duration to two half rests or one half of a breve rest. In common or 4/4 time, its duration is four beats.

    Synonyms: whole rest

  2. entertainmentA symbol used in musical notation drawn as a solid rectangle directly below the line above the middle line of a staff whose height is half the distance between lines.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA semibreve rest is a pause or interval of silence equal in duration to two half rests or one half of a breve rest. In common or 4/4 time, its duration is four beats.

Similar
whole rest
Also see
whole rest

Translations

Icelandic heilnótuþögn, heilnótuþögn
  • heilnótuþögnpause
  • heilnótuþögnsymbol
Scottish Gaelic tost cruinn, tost cruinn
  • tost cruinnpause
  • tost cruinnsymbol
Swedish helpaus, heltaktspaus
  • helpauspause
  • heltaktspauspause
  • helpaussymbol
  • heltaktspaussymbol
Vietnamese lặng tròn, dấu lặng tròn
  • lặng trònpause
  • dấu lặng trònsymbol
  • lặng trònsymbol
Cite this entry
APA

semibreve rest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semibreve%20rest

MLA

“semibreve rest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semibreve%20rest. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semibreve rest,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semibreve%20rest.

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