half rest
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half rest
n. Music
A rest having one half the value of a whole rest.
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half′ rest`
n.
a musical rest equal in time value to one half note.
[1895–1900]
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| Noun | 1. | half rest - a musical rest having the time value of half a whole rest or equal in duration to two beats in common time rest - a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration |
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