[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

holding \hold"ing\, n.
   1. the act or state of sustaining, grasping, or retaining.
      1913 webster

   2. a tenure; a farm or other estate held of another.
      1913 webster

   3. that which holds, binds, or influences. --burke.
      1913 webster

   4. the burden or chorus of a song. obs. --shak.
      1913 webster

   holding note mus., a note sustained in one part, while
      the other parts move.
      1913 webster
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holding note 

Holding >> H Words
Holding, definition of term: Holding
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Note >> N Words
Note, definition of term: Note
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Holding Company >> H Words
Holding Company, definition of term: Holding Company
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Musical Note >> M Words
Musical Note, definition of term: Musical Note
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Half Note >> H Words
Half Note, definition of term: Half Note
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Government Note >> G Words
Government Note, definition of term: Government Note
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Grace Note >> G Words
Grace Note, definition of term: Grace Note
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Blue Note >> B Words
Blue Note, definition of term: Blue Note
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