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imperfect time

imperfect time noun: a system of timing in mensural notation in which a breve is equal to two semibreves.

Noun

imperfect time

  1. (historical) A system of timing in mensural notation in which a breve is equal to two semibreves.

Questions about imperfect time

What does imperfect time mean?
Imperfect time means a system of timing in mensural notation in which a breve is equal to two semibreves.
What part of speech is imperfect time?
Imperfect time is a noun.

Words near imperfect time in the dictionary

  1. imperfect rhymes
  2. imperfect subjunctive
  3. imperfect subjunctives
  4. imperfect tense
  5. imperfect tenses
  6. imperfect time
  7. imperfectability
  8. imperfectable
  9. imperfected
  10. imperfecter
  11. imperfectest

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