eighth rest

noun Music.

a rest equal in time value to an eighth note.

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Origin of eighth rest

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby eighth rest

eighth, eighth amendment, eighth commandment, eighth cranial nerve, eighth note, eighth rest, eighthly, eightieth, eightpenny, eights, eightsome reel
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Example sentences from the Web for eighth rest

  • The Composer directed the insertion of an eighth-rest at the beginning of the bar.

    The Shadow World|Hamlin Garland