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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

half rest

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.01 in modern English

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

Meaning

noun

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

noun

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

Inflected Forms

half rests (plural)

Phrases

breve rest semibreve rest crotchet rest quaver rest semiquaver rest demisemiquaver rest hemidemisemiquaver rest half note

Frequently Paired Words

breve rest semibreve rest crotchet rest quaver rest semiquaver rest demisemiquaver rest hemidemisemiquaver rest half note

Synonyms

minim rest

Questions

What does half rest mean?
A pause or interval of silence equal in duration to two quarter rests or one half of a whole rest. In common or 4/4 time, its duration is two beats.

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