MENSURAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mensural mean? 

• MENSURAL (adjective)
  The adjective MENSURAL has 2 senses:

1. of or relating to measure

2. having notes of fixed rhythmic value

  Familiarity information: MENSURAL used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MENSURAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to measure

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

measure (how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Having notes of fixed rhythmic value

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

measured; mensurable; mensural

Domain category:

music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)

Pertainym:

measure (musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats)