metre has definitions from the fields of music,prosody,verse,writing
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[ noun ] (music) rhythm as given by division into parts of equal time

Synonyms

time meter

Related terms

rhythmicity

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[ noun ] (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
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[ noun ] the basic unit of length adopted under the System International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

Synonyms

meter m

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