mensural

[ men-sher-uh l, -ser- ]
/ ˈmɛn ʃər əl, -sər- /

adjective

pertaining to measure.

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Origin of mensural

1600–10; < Late Latin mēnsūrālis, equivalent to Latin mēnsūr(a) measure + -ālis -al1

Words nearby mensural

menstruate, menstruation, menstruous, menstruum, mensurable, mensural, mensural music, mensural notation, mensuration, mensurative, menswear
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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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