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mensural definition

men·su·ral (men′s̸hər əl)

adjective

  1. of measure
  2. Music designating or of polyphonic music in which each note is given a strictly determined value

Etymology: LL mensuralis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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