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half rest

half rest
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [haf, hahf rest]
    • /hæf, hɑf rɛst/
    • /hɑːf rest/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [haf, hahf rest]
    • /hæf, hɑf rɛst/

Definitions of half rest words

  • noun half rest a rest equal in time value to a half note. 1
  • noun half rest a pause of half a semibreve 0
  • noun half rest (music) A pause or interval of silence equal in duration to two quarter rests or one half of a whole rest. In common or 4/4 time, its duration is two beats. 0
  • noun half rest (music) A symbol used in musical notation drawn as a solid rectangle directly above the middle line of a staff whose height is half the distance between lines. 0

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Origin of half rest

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Half rest

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

half rest popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

half rest usage trend in Literature

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