PROLATION

Meaning of PROLATION in English

noun the act of deferring; delay.

2. prolation ·noun the act of prolating or pronouncing; utterance; pronunciation.

3. prolation ·noun a mediaeval method of determining of the proportionate duration of semibreves and minims.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

PROLATION — prōˈlāshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin prolation-, prolatio, from prolatus + -ion-, -io -ion 1. obsolete : utterance the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PROLATION — (n.) A mediaeval method of determining of the proportionate duration of semibreves and minims.
Английский словарь Webster
PROLATION — (n.) The act of deferring; delay.
Английский словарь Webster
PROLATION — (n.) The act of prolating or pronouncing; utterance; pronunciation.
Английский словарь Webster
PROLATION — ( n. ) The act of prolating or pronouncing; utterance; pronunciation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PROLATION — ( n. ) The act of deferring; delay.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PROLATION — ( n. ) A mediaeval method of determining of the proportionate duration of semibreves and minims.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PROLATION — /proh lay"sheuhn/ , n. Medieval Music. the time relationship between a semibreve and a minim in mensural notation. [ 1325-75; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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