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met·ri·cal  (mtr-kl)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or composed in poetic meter: metrical verse; five metrical units in a line.
2. Of or relating to measurement.

[Middle English, from Latin metricus, from Greek metrikos, from metron, measure, poetic meter; see m-2 in Indo-European roots.]

metri·cal·ly adv.

metrical [ˈmɛtrɪkəl], metric [ˈmɛtrɪk]
adj
1. of or relating to measurement
2. (Literature / Poetry) of or in poetic metre
metrically  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.metrical - based on the meter as a standard of measurementmetrical - based on the meter as a standard of measurement; "the metric system"; "metrical equivalents"
2.metrical - the rhythmic arrangement of syllablesmetrical - the rhythmic arrangement of syllables
metrics, prosody - the study of poetic meter and the art of versification
rhythmic, rhythmical - recurring with measured regularity; "the rhythmic chiming of church bells"- John Galsworthy; "rhythmical prose"
Translations
metrical [ˈmetrɪkəl] ADJ (Poetry) → métrico
metrical [ˈmɛtrɪkəl] adjmétrique
metrical
adj (Poet) → metrisch
metrical [ˈmɛtrɪkl] adj (also) (Poetry) → metrico/a


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Diction' I mean the mere metrical arrangement of the words: as for
The Metrical Romances, including the Arthurian Cycle.
There must have been a Norman original of the Scottish metrical romance of Rauf Colziar, in which Charlemagne is introduced as the unknown guest of a charcoal-man.
 
 
 
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