prolation

noun

pro·​la·​tion

prōˈlāshən

plural prolations

1

obsolete : utterance

the prolation of the words of benediction

—John Lloyd

2

or prolatio music : the relationship between the semibreve and the minim in mensural notation

Note: In major prolation the semibreve is divided into three minims, whereas in minor prolation it is divided into two.

compare modus, tempus

Word History

Etymology

Latin prolation-, prolatio, from prolatus + -ion-, -io -ion

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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