Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mensural

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
men-su-ral
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to measure or measurement.

adj

Having a fixed rhythm.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: mēnsūrālis

Derived Forms

mensuralism mensuralist

Phrases

mensural notation

Frequently Paired Words

mensuration

Synonyms

measured mensurable

Questions

What does mensural mean?
Of or pertaining to measure or measurement.
Where does mensural come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce mensural

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