Meanings
nounwhole rest (plural whole rests)
plural whole rests
- entertainmentA 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: semibreve rest
- 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 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.
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