Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

half note

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.89 in modern English

Syllables
half note
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A musical note that is two beats long, which is half the length of a semibreve and equal in length to two crotchets; a minim.

Canadian usage; American usage

Etymology

Calque of German halbe Note.

Usage

Inflected Forms

half notes (plural)

Synonyms

minim

Questions

What does half note mean?
A musical note that is two beats long, which is half the length of a semibreve and equal in length to two crotchets; a minim.
Where does half note come from?
Calque of German halbe Note.

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