minim BrE
half note AmE

The solo is a martial tattoo of three fast notes followed by a half note and is marked to be played in strict rhythm.

"I'll be seeing you," he added with a half note of questioning, though his smile was inviting.

In this notation, notes that are unfilled are played unmuted rather than representing a half note.

This pattern then scales down again, to one quarter note and a half note.

The last bar has two quarter notes and a half note.

No wonder Merelan was having difficulty with the beat when she couldn't even see the dot after the half note.

This section consists of a consistent half note and quarter note pattern from bar to bar.

There's no rest after that other half note; let's do that again.

Minim (music), a note length, another name for a half note (which usually gets two beats)

But the oboist's are measure-filling dotted half notes, tied together, demanding an almost constant expenditure of breath.