Prolation

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Prolation \Pro*la"tion\, n. [L. prolatio: cf. F. prolation.]
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     1. The act of prolating or pronouncing; utterance;
        pronunciation. [Obs.] --Ray.
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     2. The act of deferring; delay. [Obs.] --Ainsworth.
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     3. (Mus.) A medi[ae]val method of determining of the
        proportionate duration of semibreves and minims. --Busby.
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