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prolation

prolation is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.The act of deferring; delay. [Obs.] Ainsworth.
  2. 2.(Mus.) A mediæval method of determining of the proportionate duration of semibreves and minims. Busby.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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