maxima
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin maxima (“greatest”). Doublet of maxim.
Noun[edit]
maxima (plural maximæ or maximas)
- (music) A music note equal to two (or sometimes three) longæ; in modern notation, this is typically equivalent to eight semibreves.
Usage notes[edit]
Due to the practices of prolation and mensuration in mediæval and Renaissance music, the precise length of a maxima varies widely, from as short as eight semibreves to as long as twenty-seven. In modern usage, where imperfect prolation is assumed in all cases, a maxima is taken to be worth eight semibreves. See the Wikipedia article on mensural notation for more information.
Synonyms[edit]
- larga
- duplex longa
- (American) octuple whole note
Translations[edit]
Translations
Noun[edit]
maxima
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio: (file)
Noun[edit]
maxima
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
maxima
Noun[edit]
maxima m
Latin[edit]
Adjective[edit]
maxima
- inflection of maximus:
Adjective[edit]
maximā
References[edit]
- maxima in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
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