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Added 9 October 2026

semibreve

/ˈsɛmɪbɹiːv/ noun

Latin root: semi Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about semibreve at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A musical note having the longest time value (equal to four beats in common time).

Origin

From Italian semibreve, ultimately from Latin semi- (“half”) and Latin brevis (“short”).

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