tautometric

adjective

tau·​to·​met·​ric

¦tȯtə¦me‧trik

variants or less commonly tautometrical

-rə̇kəl

: equal or identical in metrical structure, arrangement, or position

Word History

Etymology

taut- + metric, metrical

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

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