1. relating to or denoting a style of medieval church music notation using symbols called neumes
Usage: music theory; historical

Examples

• The manuscript contained neumatic notation from the 9th century.
• Scholars studied the neumatic symbols to understand medieval chant.
• The neumatic style preceded modern musical notation.
• Gregorian chant was often written in neumatic form.
• The monastery preserved ancient neumatic manuscripts.
• Students learned to read neumatic notation in their medieval music class.