maxima

See also: Maxima, máxima, and màxima

English

maxima, in musical notation

Etymology

From Latin maxima (“greatest”).

Noun

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.

Usage notes

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

• larga
• duplex longa
• (American) octuple whole note

Translations

Translations

• Basque: maxima
• Catalan: màxima (ca) f
• German: Maxima (de) f
• Italian: massima (it) f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: máxima (pt) f
• Russian: максима (ru) f (maksima)
• Spanish: máxima (es) f

Noun

maxima

1. (deprecated template usage) plural of maximum

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Pronunciation

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Noun

maxima

1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of maximum

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mak.si.ma/

Adjective

maxima

1. plural of maximum

Noun

maxima m

1. plural of maximum

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) maxima

1. nominative feminine singular of maximus
2. nominative neuter plural of maximus
3. accusative neuter plural of maximus
4. vocative feminine singular of maximus
5. vocative neuter plural of maximus

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) maximā

1. ablative feminine singular of maximus

References

• 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)