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Webster 1913 Edition

Semibreve

Sem′i-breveˊ

,
Noun.
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Semibreve

SEM'IBREVE

, [semi and breve; formerly written semibref.] In music, a note of half the duration of time of the breve. It is the measure note by which all others are regulated. It contains the time of two minims, four crotchets, eights quavers, sixteen semiquavers and thirty-two demisemiquavers.

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