elevatio
noun
ele·va·tio
| \ ˌā-lə-ˈvä-tē-ˌō
, -tsē-ˌō\
, -tsē-ˌō\
plural elevationes\ ˌā-lə-ˌvä-tē-ˈō-ˌnās
, -tsē-ˈō- \
, -tsē-ˈō- \
Definition of elevatio
: the rising of a melody beyond the ambitus (see ambitus sense 3) of its mode in medieval music
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