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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Trinar, Trinary, adj. (n.). [e.m.E. trynary (Caxton), late L. trinarius of three kinds.]
1. adj. = Trinall adj.1 b.(a) c1550-c1580 Art of Music 5.
Mud … is the beginning of quantatie and forme of largis and longis mesurand tham with nummer trinar or binar c1550-c1580 Art of Music 5b.
Mud maior perfyt it is in the larg hawand thrie longis in the self contenit. Or it is dimension of thrie longis in a larg. Of the quhilk the sign is ane circill perfect till a trinar nummer associat. So 03 c1550-c1580 Art of Music 11.
Britains … dois nocht the cirkillis disting in perfect and imperfyt with cyphris of trinar and bynar numbrie to the forsaidis cirkillis adiunit c1550-c1580 Art of Music 85.
Quhat is countering. It is ane formall fractione of sympill noittis be numeris trinar and binar in music figurative deducit c1550-c1580 Art of Music 94.
Faburdoun is ane melodius kynd of harmony quhilk dois transmwt and brek sympill noittis in figuris colorat be numeris trinar and bynar conform to the way of music mensurall(b) c1550-c1580 Art of Music 13b.
The auld fatheris of antiquitie … did decreit … that the mair circle suld schaw the mud and the les circle the time signet and the pwnct suld schaw the prolation. Nochttheles vtheris divers of music practicians hav expremit the quantateis perfyt and imperfyt of noittis and nunmeris trinary and bynarie with caracteris, circlis and semicirclis perfytlie dispoint
2. absol. or as noun. In music: Triple time.c1550-c1580 Art of Music 23b.
Nynt, alteration cumis for default of ane noit the numerositie of trinary beand countit c1550-c1580 Art of Music 21 (see Trinall adj.1 b.).
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