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mensuralism

mensuralism noun: european system(s) of musical notation, in use in different forms from c.1260 to c.1600, in which each note was given an exact time value.

Noun

mensuralism (uncountable)

  1. European system(s) of musical notation, in use in different forms from c.1260 to c.1600, in which each note was given an exact time value

Origin of mensuralism

From mensural + -ism.

Questions about mensuralism

What does mensuralism mean?
Mensuralism means european system(s) of musical notation, in use in different forms from c.1260 to c.1600, in which each note was given an exact time value.
What part of speech is mensuralism?
Mensuralism is a noun.

Words near mensuralism in the dictionary

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

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