- 1. n. a musical notation indicating the number of beats to a measure and kind of note that takes a beat Source: wordnet
- 2. A sign at the beginning of a composition or movement, placed after the key signature, to indicate its time or meter. Also called rhythmical signature. It is in the form of a fraction, of which the denominator indicates the kind of note taken as time unit for the beat, and the numerator, the number of these to the measure. Source: webster
- 3. A sign at the beginning of a composition or movement, placedafter the key signature, to indicate its time or meter. Also calledrhythmical signature. It is in the form of a fraction, of which thedenominator indicates the kind of note taken as time unit for thebeat, and the numerator, the number of these to the measure. Source: adambom
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