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whole rest

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

Noun

whole rest (plural whole rests)

  1. A pause or interval of silence equal in duration to two half rests or one half of a breve rest. In common or 4/4 time, its duration is four beats.
    Synonyms:
    semibreve rest
  2. A symbol used in musical notation drawn as a solid rectangle directly below the line above the middle line of a staff whose height is half the distance between lines.

Synonyms of whole rest

Forms of whole rest

pluralwhole rests

Questions about whole rest

What does whole rest mean?
Whole rest means a pause or interval of silence equal in duration to two half rests or one half of a breve rest. In common or 4/4 time, its duration is four beats.
What part of speech is whole rest?
Whole rest is a noun.
What is the plural of whole rest?
The plural of whole rest is whole rests.

Words near whole rest in the dictionary

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  3. whole paycheck
  4. whole plate
  5. whole plates
  6. whole rest
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  8. whole shabang
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