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mensural
[ men-sher-uhl, -ser- ]
/ ˈmɛn ʃər əl, -sər- /
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adjective
pertaining to measure.
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Words nearby mensural
menstruate, menstruation, menstruous, menstruum, mensurable, mensural, mensural music, mensural notation, mensuration, mensurative, menswear
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How to use mensural in a sentence
The signs of time were placed over the stave, and were not repeated unless the mensural values changed.
British Dictionary definitions for mensural
mensural
/ (ˈmɛnʃərəl) /
adjective
of or involving measure
music of or relating to music in which notes have fixed values in relation to each other
Word Origin for mensural
C17: from Late Latin mēnsūrālis, from mēnsūra measure
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