prolation

pro·la·tion

[proh-ley-shuhn]
noun Medieval Music.
the time relationship between a semibreve and a minim in mensural notation.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English prolacion < Latin prōlātiōn- (stem of prōlātiō) a bringing forward. See prolate, -ion

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