metron

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noun (1)

met·​ron

ˈme‧ˌträn

plural metra

-trə

: the minimal unit of measure in classical Greek verse constituting in certain meters (as the iambic, trochaic, anapestic, and the lyric forms of dactylic) a syzygy of two feet, in others (as hexameters of epic verse) a dipody and where necessary for analysis in the case of spondaic series a single foot, and in compound meters (as the ionic and choriambic) a foot of four syllables

metrum

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noun (2)

met·​rum

ˈme‧trəm

plural metra

-rə

: metron

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Greek, measure, meter

Noun (2)

Latin, from Greek metron meter, measure

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