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SEMIBREVES
Noun
semibreves
plural of semibreve
Source: Wiktionary
SEMIBREVE
Sem"i*breve`, n. Etym: [Pref. semi- + breve: cf. F. semi-breve, It. semibreve.] [Formerly written semibref.] (Mus.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SHTIK
(noun) (Yiddish) a little; a piece; “give him a shtik cake”; “he’s a shtik crazy”; “he played a shtik Beethoven”
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