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METRICAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The rhythmic arrangement of syllables
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
rhythmic; rhythmical (recurring with measured regularity)
Domain category:
metrics; prosody (the study of poetic meter and the art of versification)
Derivation:
meter; metre ((prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Based on the meter as a standard of measurement
Example:
metrical equivalents
Synonyms:
metric; metrical
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
meter (the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards))
Derivation:
meter; metre (the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards))
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