whole note

whole note

n. Music A note having the value of four beats in common time.

whole note

n (Music, other) US and Canadian a note, now the longest in common use, having a time value that may be divided by any power of 2 to give all other notes. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): semibreve

whole′ note`

n. a musical note equivalent in value to four quarter notes. [1590–1600]

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whole note - a musical note having the longest time value (equal to four beats in common time)semibrevemusical note, note, tone - a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long"

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