half note

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noun Music.

a note equivalent in time value to one half of a whole note; minim.

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Origin of half note

First recorded in 1590–1600

Words nearby half note

half-minute, halfmoon, half mourning, half-naked, half nelson, half note, half of it, half-open, half-open interval, half-p, half pay

How to use half note in a sentence

Eric Garcetti succeeded Villaraigosa and has received high marks in his first year and a half on the job.
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My dad was a sailor, and all through my childhood he was away half of the time at sea, and to an extent I have a similar job.
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An ace comedic turn that, in lesser hands, would come off as one-note.
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Note: UNICOR uses its inmates for everything from call center operators to human demolishers of old computers.
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As a result, training squadrons—called Formal Training Units (FTU)—are being staffed with less than half the people they need.
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It is the principal waste-product of metabolism, and constitutes about one-half of all the solids excreted—about 30 gm.
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A small book, bound in full purple calf, lay half hidden in a nest of fine tissue paper on the dressing-table.
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Hilda, trembling at the door, more than half expected Mr. Orgreave to say: "You mean, she's invited herself."
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All changes are to be Rang either by walking them (as the term is) or else Whole-pulls, or Half-pulls.
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The Vine is a universal favorite, and rarely out of view; while it often seems to cover half the ground in sight.
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British Dictionary definitions for half note

half-note

noun

US and Canadian a note having the time value of half a semibreveAlso called: minim

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