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METRICAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The rhythmic arrangement of syllables

Synonyms:

measured; metric; metrical

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

rhythmic; rhythmical (recurring with measured regularity)

Domain category:

metrics; prosody (the study of poetic meter and the art of versification)

Derivation:

meter; metre ((prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Based on the meter as a standard of measurement

Example:

metrical equivalents

Synonyms:

metric; metrical

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

meter (the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards))

Derivation:

meter; metre (the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards))

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