eighth rest
noun Music.
a rest equal in time value to an eighth note.
Origin of eighth rest
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby eighth rest
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eighth amendment,
eighth commandment,
eighth cranial nerve,
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eighthly,
eightieth,
eightpenny,
eights,
eightsome reel
Example sentences from the Web for eighth rest
The Composer directed the insertion of an eighth-rest at the beginning of the bar.
The Shadow World |Hamlin Garland