Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PRO-LA'TION
PRO-LA'TION, n. [L. prolatio, from profero.]
- Utterance; pronunciation. [Little used.] – Ray.
- Delay; act of deferring. [Not used.] – Ainsworth.
- A method in music of determining the power of semi-breves and minims. – Busby.
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