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minim rests

minim rests is the plural of minim rest.

Meaning of minim rest

Noun

minim rest (plural minim rests)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    half rest
  2. 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.

Questions about minim rests

What is minim rests the plural of?
Minim rests is the plural of minim rest.

Words near minim rests in the dictionary

  1. miniloci
  2. minilocus
  3. minim
  4. minim confusion
  5. minim rest
  6. minim rests
  7. minima
  8. minima naturalia
  9. minimainframe
  10. minimainframes
  11. minimajor

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