distinctio

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Et harum quidem rerum facilis est et expedita distinctio.

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  1. In Gregorian music: (a) The pause or break by which melodies are divided into convenient phrases. In a verse of a psalm there are usually three such breaks: as Domine | libera animam meam | a labiis iniquis | et a lingua dolosa. Ps. cxx. 2 (Vulgate).
  2. (b) Same as differentia, 2.

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  1. Latin, distinction, separation, comma: see distinction.
 

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