prolation

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(prō lā′shən)


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pro•la•tion  (prō lā′shən),USA pronunciation n. Medieval Music.
  1. Music and Dancethe time relationship between a semibreve and a minim in mensural notation.
  • Latin prōlātiōn- (stem of prōlātiō) a bringing forward. See prolate, -ion
  • Middle English prolacion 1325–75

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