Metre - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈmiːtər|
Brit.
|ˈmiːtə|
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)
- (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
singular: metre
plural: metres
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