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metre

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Noun

rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration

(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

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Synonyms:
meter time measure beat cadence m

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