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Webster 1913 Edition


Prolation

Pro-la′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
prolatio
: cf. F.
prolation
.]
1.
The act of prolating or pronouncing; utterance; pronunciation.
[Obs.]
Ray.
2.
The act of deferring; delay.
[Obs.]
Ainsworth.
3.
(Mus.)
A mediæval method of determining of the proportionate duration of semibreves and minims.
Busby.

Webster 1828 Edition


Prolation

PROLA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. prolatio, from profero.]
Utterance;pronunciation. [Little used.]
1.
Delay; act of deferring. [Not used.]
2.
A method in music of determining the power of semibreves and minims.

Definition 2024


prolation

prolation

English

Noun

prolation (plural prolations)

  1. (obsolete) Speaking, utterance, the producing of words or speech.
  2. The relative time value of a minim to a semibreve in medieval music.
  3. (obsolete) Production, bringing forth.
  4. (obsolete, theology) The production or emission of the logos or divine word.

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