"whole rest" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: whole rests [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} whole rest (plural whole rests)
  1. (music) 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. Categories (topical): Music Synonyms: semibreve rest Related terms: breve rest, minim rest, crotchet rest, quaver rest, semiquaver rest, demisemiquaver rest, hemidemisemiquaver rest, whole note, semibreve
    Sense id: en-whole_rest-en-noun-4R58aK8e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (music) 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. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-whole_rest-en-noun-K6i57tKl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

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