See also: Maxima, máxima, and màxima

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maxima, in musical notation

Etymology edit

From Latin maxima (greatest). Doublet of maxim.

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maxima (plural maximæ or maximas)

  1. (music) A music note equal to two (or sometimes three) longæ; in modern notation, this is typically equivalent to eight semibreves.

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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.

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maxima

  1. plural of maximum

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maxima

  1. plural of maximum

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maxima

  1. plural of maximum

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maxima m

  1. plural of maximum

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maxima

  1. inflection of maximus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

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maximā

  1. ablative feminine singular of maximus

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