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Definition of semibreve noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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semibreve

noun

semibreve pronunciation English

ˈsemibriːv semibreve pronunciation American

semibreve pronunciation American

ˈsemibriːv

(British English) (North American English whole note) (music)

a note that lasts as long as four crotchets/quarter notes