mensural

[ men-sher-uhl, -ser- ]

adjective

1. pertaining to measure.

mensural

/ ˈmɛnʃərəl /

adjective

1. of or involving measure
2. music of or relating to music in which notes have fixed values in relation to each other

Word History and Origins

Origin of mensural¹

1600–10; < Late Latin mēnsūrālis, equivalent to Latin mēnsūr ( a ) measure + -ālis -al ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of mensural¹

C17: from Late Latin mēnsūrālis, from mēnsūra measure

Example Sentences

The signs of time were placed over the stave, and were not repeated unless the mensural values changed.

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