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mensural music

men·su·ral mu·sic
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [men-sher-uh l, -ser- myoo-zik]
    • /ˈmɛn ʃər əl, -sər- ˈmyu zɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [men-sher-uh l, -ser- myoo-zik]
    • /ˈmɛn ʃər əl, -sər- ˈmyu zɪk/

Definition of mensural music words

  • noun mensural music polyphonic music of the 13th century in which each note has a strictly determined value. 1

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Origin of mensural music

First appearance:

before 1600
One of the 39% oldest English words
First recorded in 1600-10

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Parts of speech for Mensural music

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

mensural music popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

mensural music usage trend in Literature

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