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quarter note

quarter note noun: a musical note one beat long in 4/4 time.

Noun

quarter note (plural quarter notes)

  1. (Canada, US) A musical note one beat long in 4/4 time.
    Synonyms:
    crotchet

Synonyms of quarter note

Forms of quarter note

pluralquarter notes

Origin of quarter note

Calque of German Viertelnote.

Questions about quarter note

What does quarter note mean?
Quarter note means a musical note one beat long in 4/4 time.
What part of speech is quarter note?
Quarter note is a noun.
What is the plural of quarter note?
The plural of quarter note is quarter notes.

Words near quarter note in the dictionary

  1. quarter master
  2. quarter masters
  3. quarter moon
  4. quarter moons
  5. quarter nettings
  6. quarter note
  7. quarter notes
  8. quarter of
  9. quarter of an hour
  10. quarter pipe
  11. quarter pipes

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