septuplet

[sep-tuhp-lit, -too-plit, -tyoo-]

sep·tup·let

[sep-tuhp-lit, -too-plit, -tyoo-]
noun
1.
any group or combination of seven.
2.
one of seven offspring born at one birth.
3.
septuplets, seven offspring born at one birth.
4.
Music. a group of seven notes of equal value performed in the same amount of time normally taken to perform four or six.

Origin:
1890–95; septuple + -et
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Septuplet is always a great word to know.
So is whole rest. Does it mean:
rest equivalent in duration to a whole note
rest equal in time value to a quarter note
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septuplet (sɛpˈtjuːplɪt, ˈsɛptjʊplɪt)
 
n
1.  music a group of seven notes played in a time value of six, eight, etc
2.  one of seven offspring produced at one birth
3.  a group of seven things

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