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Webster 1913 Edition
Prolation
Pro-la′tion
,Noun.
[L.
prolatio
: cf. F. prolation
.] 1.
The act of prolating or pronouncing; utterance; pronunciation.
[Obs.]
Ray.
2.
The act of deferring; delay.
[Obs.]
Ainsworth.
3.
(Mus.)
A mediæval method of determining of the proportionate duration of semibreves and minims.
Busby.
Webster 1828 Edition
Prolation
PROLA'TION
,Noun.
Utterance;pronunciation. [Little used.]
1.
Delay; act of deferring. [Not used.]2.
A method in music of determining the power of semibreves and minims.