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Added 10 October 2026

mensural

adjective

Latin root: mēnsūrālis Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about mensural at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Of or relating to measure.
Having notes of fixed rhythmic value.

Origin

From Latin mēnsūrālis, from mēnsūra (“measure”) + -ālis.

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