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prolation
[ proh-ley-shuhn ]
/ proʊˈleɪ ʃən /
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noun Medieval Music.
the time relationship between a semibreve and a minim in mensural notation.
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They had the eternity from one word, and the prolation, the emanation from another word.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)Prolation, together with tempus, corresponds roughly to the concept of time signature in modern music.
Prolation is a term used in the theory of medieval music to describe its rhythmic structure on a small scale.