quarter note
n. Music
A note having one-fourth the time value of a whole note. Also called crotchet.
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quarter note
n
(Music, other) music US and Canadian a note having the time value of a quarter of a semibreve. Also called: crotchet
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quar′ter note`
n.
a musical note equal in time value to one quarter of a whole note.
[1755–65]
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| Noun | 1. |  quarter note - a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole notemusical note, note, tone - a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long" |
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