| NOUN | quantity | metre, meter, m | the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards) |
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| communication | metre, meter, measure, beat, cadence | (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse | |
| attribute | metre, meter, time | rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration |
| Meaning | The basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards). | |
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| Synonyms | meter, m | |
| Part of | decameter, dekameter, decametre, dekametre, dam, dkm | A metric unit of length equal to ten meters |
| Parts | decimeter, decimetre, dm | A metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter |
| Region | Britain | a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
| Canada | a nation in northern North America | |
| Broader | metric linear unit | A linear unit of distance in metric terms |
| Spanish | metro, m | |
| Catalan | metre, m | |
| Adjectives | metrical | based on the meter as a standard of measurement |
| Meaning | (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse. | |
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| Synonyms | meter, measure, beat, cadence | |
| Category | prosody, metrics | The study of poetic meter and the art of versification |
| Narrower | catalexis | The absence of a syllable in the last foot of a line or verse |
| common measure, common meter | The usual / usual (iambic) meter of a ballad | |
| metrical foot, foot, metrical unit | (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm | |
| scansion | Analysis of verse into metrical patterns | |
| Broader | poetic rhythm, rhythmic pattern, prosody | (prosody) a system of versification |
| Spanish | cadencia, medida, metro, ritmo | |
| Catalan | cadència | |
| Adjectives | metrical | the rhythmic arrangement of syllables |
| Meaning | rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration. | |
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| Synonyms | meter, time | |
| Region | Britain | a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
| Canada | a nation in northern North America | |
| Broader | rhythmicity | The rhythmic property imparted by the accents and relative durations of notes in a piece of music |
| Spanish | compás | |
| Catalan | compàs | |
| Adjectives | metric | the rhythmic arrangement of syllables |
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