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Mensural in a sentence

Mensural meaning

  1. Of or pertaining to measure or measurement.
  2. Having a fixed rhythm.

Synonyms of Mensural

abstraction musical notation

Related words

Other words often associated with Mensural or its synonyms:

construct picture abstract preoccupation conception painting generalisation notation removal concept generalization

Using Mensural

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to measure or measurement. | Having a fixed rhythm.
  • Useful related words include: abstraction, musical notation.
  • In the example corpus, mensural often appears in combinations such as: the mensural.

Context around Mensural

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 31 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

usage 1×

Often after:

notation 1× period 1× system 1×

Sentence patterns with Mensural

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

explain the mensural system to 1× in the mensural period the 1× in which mensural notation was 1× music usage mensural time signatures 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

dotted notes were 1× early music usage 1× however this makes 1×

Common sentence endings:

the rhythmic modes 1× undotted note value 1× units of rhythm 1×

Words around Mensural

Just before it in the word index:

mensur 3 mensuel 2 menstruators 2 menstruation 112 menstruating 31 menstruated 3

Just after it in the word index:

mensurate 2 mensuration 10 menswear 72 ment 14 menta 3 mental 8.497

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Mensural

  • In this selection, "mensural" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 31 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, usage, notation, period and system stand out and add context to how "mensural" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include explain the mensural system to and in the mensural period the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mensural" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mensural

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Dotted notes were never used in this way in the mensural period; the main beat unit was always a simple (undotted) note value. (23 words)

Early music usage Mensural time signatures In the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, a period in which mensural notation was used, four basic mensuration signs determined the proportion between the two main units of rhythm. (35 words)

However, this makes the first definitely identifiable scholar to accept and explain the mensural system to be de Muris, who can be said to have done for it what Garlandia did for the rhythmic modes. (35 words)

Longer example sentences

Early music usage Mensural time signatures In the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, a period in which mensural notation was used, four basic mensuration signs determined the proportion between the two main units of rhythm. (35 words)

However, this makes the first definitely identifiable scholar to accept and explain the mensural system to be de Muris, who can be said to have done for it what Garlandia did for the rhythmic modes. (35 words)

Dotted notes were never used in this way in the mensural period; the main beat unit was always a simple (undotted) note value. (23 words)

Example sentences (3)

Early music usage Mensural time signatures In the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, a period in which mensural notation was used, four basic mensuration signs determined the proportion between the two main units of rhythm.

Dotted notes were never used in this way in the mensural period; the main beat unit was always a simple (undotted) note value.

However, this makes the first definitely identifiable scholar to accept and explain the mensural system to be de Muris, who can be said to have done for it what Garlandia did for the rhythmic modes.

Common combinations with mensural

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "mensural" in a sentence?
An example: "Early music usage Mensural time signatures In the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, a period in which mensural notation was used, four basic mensuration signs determined the proportion between the two main units of rhythm." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "mensural" from authentic English texts.
What does "mensural" mean?
Mensural means: Of or pertaining to measure or measurement.
What are synonyms of "mensural"?
Common synonyms of "mensural" include: abstraction, musical notation.
How many example sentences with "mensural" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "mensural", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.