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English noun: metre | |||
| 1. | metre (quantity) the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards) | ||
| Synonyms | m, meter | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | metric linear unit | ||
| Part holonym | decimeter, decimetre, dm | ||
| Part meronym | dam, decameter, decametre, dekameter, dekametre, dkm | ||
| 2. | metre (communication) (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse | ||
| Synonyms | beat, cadence, measure, meter | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | poetic rhythm, prosody, rhythmic pattern | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | catalexis, common measure, common meter, foot, metrical foot, metrical unit, scansion | ||
| Domain category | metrics, prosody | ||
| 3. | metre (attribute) rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration | ||
| Synonyms | meter, time | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rhythmicity | ||
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