semibreve
[
sem
-ee-breev, -brev,
sem
-ahy-]
/ˈsɛm iˌbriv, -ˌbrɛv, ˈsɛm aɪ-/
noun
, Music (
chiefly British
)
1.
a note half the length of a
breve
; whole note.
Origin
1585-95;
semi-
+
breve
British Dictionary definitions for
semibreve
semibreve
/
ˈsɛmɪˌbriːv
/
noun
1.
(
music
) 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
Usual US and Canadian name
whole note
See also
breve
(sense 2)