Definition of Time signature
1.
(Music)
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
.
Related Words
alla
breve
,
musical
notation
,
musical
time
signature
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