- mensural
- mensural (adj.) "pertaining to measure, measurable," c.1600, from M.L. mensuralis, from L. mensura "a measuring, measurement" (see MEASURE (Cf. measure) (v.)).
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Mensural notation — A manuscript page of early mensural notation, late 14th century. The Agnus Dei of the Barcelona Mass. Mensural notation is the musical notation system which was used in European music from the later part of the 13th century until about 1600.… … Wikipedia
mensural notation — a system of musical notation of the 13th to the late 16th centuries, marked by the use of note symbols such as the longa and brevis, the absence of bar lines and ties, and the equivalence in value of one note to either two or three of the next… … Universalium
mensural — adjective Etymology: Late Latin mensuralis measurable, from Latin mensura Date: circa 1580 1. of, relating to, or being polyphonic music originating in the 13th century with each note having a definite and exact time value 2. of or relating to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
