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A note or character of time, equivalent to two semibreves or four minims. When dotted, it is equal to three semibreves. It was formerly of a square figure (as thus: Moore.

To confer rank upon by brevet.

The rank or condition of a brevet officer.

With one breve, or four minims, to measure, and sung faster like four crotchets; in quick common time; -- indicated in the time signature by

A note of half the time or duration of the breve; -- now usually called a whole note. It is the longest note in general use.

A time indication, equivalent to alla breve.

A writ; a breve. See Breve, n., 2.

the same (b) C after the clef is the mark of common time, in which each measure is a semibreve (four fourths or crotchets); for alla breve time it is written (c) The "C clef," a modification of the letter C, placed on any line of the staff, abows that line to be middle C.

A time note, with a stem, having one fourth the value of a semibreve, one half that of a minim, and twice that of a quaver; a quarter note.

indicate an increase of length equal to one half of its simple value; thus, a dotted semibreve is equal to three minims, and a dotted quarter to three eighth notes. -- Dotted rest, a rest lengthened by a dot in the same manner as a dotted note.

requiring double postage. -- Double note (Mus.), a note of double the length of the semibreve; a breve. See Breve. -- Double octave (Mus.), an interval composed of two octaves, or fifteen notes, in diatonic progression; a fifteenth. -- Double pica. See under Pica. -- Double play (Baseball), a play by which two pla…

t equal divisions of a thing. Eighth note (Mus.), the eighth part of a whole note, or semibreve; a quaver.

re, an imperfect or weak line of action. -- Half note (Mus.), a minim, one half of a semibreve. -- Half pay, half of the wages or salary; reduced pay; as, an officer on half pay. -- Half price, half the ordinary price; or a price much reduced. -- Half round. (a) (Arch.) A molding of semicircular section. (b) (Mech.…

A musical note, formerly in use, equal to two longs, four breves, or eight semibreves.

A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.

The longest note formerly used, equal to two longs, or four breves; a large.

A time note, formerly the shortest in use; a half note, equal to half a semibreve, or two quarter notes or crotchets.

A mediæval method of determining of the proportionate duration of semibreves and minims. Busby.

ils. -- Quarter note (Mus.), a note equal in duration to half a minim or a fourth of semibreve; a crochet. -- Quarter pieces (Naut.), several pieces of timber at the after- part of the quarter gallery, near the taffrail. Totten. -- Quarter point. (Naut.) See Quarter, n., 1 (n). -- Quarter railing, or Quarter rails…

A semibreve. [R.]