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nounA semibreve, a musical note four beats long in 4/4 time.
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nouna musical note having the longest time value (equal to four beats in common time)
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Origin
- Germanganze Note
- Englishwhole note
Calque of German ganze Note.
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whole note. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whole%20note
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“whole note.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whole%20note. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whole note,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whole%20note.
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