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alla breve

alla breve noun: a time signature for which the half note is the beat and there are two beats per measure.

Noun

alla breve

  1. A time signature for which the half note is the beat and there are two beats per measure.
    Synonyms:
    cut time, cut common time

Adverb

alla breve (not comparable)

  1. According to the time signature for which the half note is the beat and there are two beats per measure.

Synonyms of alla breve

Origin of alla breve

Borrowed from Italian alla breve (“at the breve”).

Questions about alla breve

What does alla breve mean?
Alla breve means a time signature for which the half note is the beat and there are two beats per measure.
What part of speech is alla breve?
Alla breve can be a noun or an adverb.

Words near alla breve in the dictionary

  1. all-wheel drives
  2. all-woman
  3. all-year-round
  4. all-you-can-eat
  5. alla
  6. alla breve
  7. alla cappella
  8. alla marcia
  9. alla prima
  10. Allaah
  11. allaballies

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