semibreve

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semibreve

  • /ˈsɛmɪbɹiːv/

Where it comes from

From Italian semibreve, ultimately from Latin semi- (“half”) and Latin brevis (“short”).

noun semibreves

  1. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK A musical note four beats long in 4/4 time; a whole note (US)

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noun whole note

Españolsemibreve, redonda
한국어온음표 oneumpyo
日本語全音符 zen’onpu
中文全音符 quányīnfú
हिन्दीएकमात्रिक ekmātrik
Portuguêssemibreve
Françaisronde
Deutschganze Note
Italianosemibreve
Ελληνικάολόκληρο olókliro
Русскийце́лая но́та célaja nóta
Tiếng Việtnốt tròn
العربيةمُسْتَدِيرَة mustadīra

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"semibreve." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/semibreve. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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semibreve. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/semibreve

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"semibreve." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/semibreve.

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@misc{semibreve_2026,
  title = {semibreve},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/semibreve},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}