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mensural notation

mensural notation noun: a musical notation system used for polyphonic European vocal music from the late 13th century until the early 17th century.

Noun

mensural notation (countable and uncountable, plural mensural notations)

  1. (historical) A musical notation system used for polyphonic European vocal music from the late 13th century until the early 17th century.

Forms of mensural notation

pluralmensural notations

Questions about mensural notation

What does mensural notation mean?
Mensural notation means a musical notation system used for polyphonic European vocal music from the late 13th century until the early 17th century.
What part of speech is mensural notation?
Mensural notation is a noun.
What is the plural of mensural notation?
The plural of mensural notation is mensural notations.

Words near mensural notation in the dictionary

  1. mensurabilities
  2. mensurability
  3. mensurable
  4. mensurably
  5. mensural
  6. mensural notation
  7. mensuralism
  8. mensuralist
  9. mensuralists
  10. mensurate
  11. mensurated

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