Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whole note

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.90 in modern English

Syllables: whole note
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A semibreve, a musical note four beats long in 4/4 time.

Canadian usage; American usage

Etymology

Calque of German ganze Note.

Usage

Canadian usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

whole notes (plural)

Synonyms

semibreve

Questions

What does whole note mean?: A semibreve, a musical note four beats long in 4/4 time.
Where does whole note come from?: Calque of German ganze Note.

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