Metre - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈmiːtər|  American pronunciation of the word metre
Brit.  |ˈmiːtə|  British pronunciation of the word metre

noun

- the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards) (syn: meter)
- (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse (syn: beat, cadence, measure, meter)
- rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration (syn: meter, time)

Extra examples

Purvis is down for the 200 metre freestyle event.

I won the 60 metre race, my first senior success.

Word forms

noun
singular: metre
plural: metres
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