English noun: common measure |
1. | common measure (time) a time signature indicating four beats to the bar |
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| Synonyms | common time, four-four time, quadruple time |
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| Broader (hypernym) | musical time |
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2. | common measure (quantity) an integer that divides two (or more) other integers evenly |
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| Synonyms | common divisor, common factor |
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| Broader (hypernym) | divisor, factor |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | greatest common divisor, greatest common factor, highest common factor |
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3. | common measure (communication) the usual (iambic) meter of a ballad |
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| Synonyms | common meter |
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| Broader (hypernym) | beat, cadence, measure, meter, metre |
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