whole rest

American  

noun

Music.

1. a rest equivalent in duration to a whole note.

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Etymology

Origin of whole rest

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

"When the clips go out, it's weird because you’re cutting a lot of the context of the whole rest of the show out, and what's been established before and after."

From BBC • May 27, 2024

Believe it or not, I believe in the whole rest of her life she has coming outside of these two dudes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2023

“But the whole rest of the country, in whose interests the people at the front are fighting, is living an absolutely relaxed life and many people think that nothing is happening at all.”

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2022

And however we decide, that really dictates the whole rest of the show.

From Salon • Jun. 27, 2022

But that would be almost the whole rest of our summer vacation.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon