Hypertext Webster Gateway: "semibreve"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Semibreve \Sem"i*breve`\, n. [Pref. semi- + breve: cf. F.
semi-breve, It. semibreve.] [Formerly written {semibref}.]
(Mus.)
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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

semibreve
n : a musical note having the longest time value [syn: {whole
note}]


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