ADJECTIVE | pert | metrical, metric | based on the meter as a standard of measurement |
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all | metrical, measured, metric | the rhythmic arrangement of syllables |
Sounds | meh'trihkahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | Based on the meter as a standard of measurement. | |
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Example | "metrical equivalents" | |
Synonym | metric | |
Spanish | métrico | |
Nouns | meter, metre | the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards) |
Meaning | The rhythmic arrangement of syllables. | |
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Synonyms | measured, metric | |
Category | prosody, metrics | The study of poetic meter and the art of versification |
Broader | rhythmical, rhythmic | recurring with measured regularity |
Spanish | métrico | |
Nouns | meter, metre | (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse |
Adverbs | metrically | with regard to meter |
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