Mensural
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adjective.
Of or relating to measure.
adjective.
Having notes of fixed rhythmic value.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Pertaining to measure.
Same as
mensurable
, , in
musical notation
, a note whose form indicates its time-value relative to other notes in the same piece, as in the ordinary modern notation.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Of or pertaining to measure.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
Of or pertaining to
measure
or
measurement
.
adjective.
Having a
fixed
rhythm
.
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adjective.
of or relating to measure
adjective.
having notes of fixed rhythmic value
Word Usage
"In these and other works Ockeghem's compositional choices seem game-like, especially to singers reading from the original mensural notation."
cross-reference
mensural signature
Etymologically Related
mensuration