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`

a musical rest equal in time value to one half note.

[1895–1900]

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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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