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mensural

[ men-sher-uhl, -ser- ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to measure.

mensural

/ ˈmɛnʃərəl /

adjective

  1. of or involving measure
  2. music of or relating to music in which notes have fixed values in relation to each other

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mensural1

1600–10; < Late Latin mēnsūrālis, equivalent to Latin mēnsūr ( a ) measure + -ālis -al 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mensural1

C17: from Late Latin mēnsūrālis, from mēnsūra measure

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Example Sentences

The signs of time were placed over the stave, and were not repeated unless the mensural values changed.

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