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met·ri·cal
(mĕt′rĭ-kəl)adj.
1. Of, relating to, or composed in poetic meter: metrical verse; five metrical units in a line.
2. Relating to measurement.
[Middle English, from Latin metricus, from Greek metrikos, from metron, measure, poetic meter; see mē- in Indo-European roots.]
met′ri·cal·ly adv.
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metrical
(ˈmɛtrɪkəl) ormetric
adj
1. of or relating to measurement
2. (Poetry) of or in poetic metre
ˈmetrically adv
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met•ri•cal
(ˈmɛ trɪ kəl)also metric
adj.
1. pertaining to or composed in meter.
2. pertaining to measurement.
met′ri•cal•ly, adv.
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2. | ![]() rhythmic, rhythmical - recurring with measured regularity; "the rhythmic chiming of church bells"- John Galsworthy; "rhythmical prose" |
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metrical
adjectiveMarked by a regular rhythm:
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Translations
مَوْزون
metrický
idõmértékes
í bundnu máli
vezinli
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metrical
adj (Poet) → metrisch
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metrical
[ˈmɛtrɪk/əl] adj (also) (Poetry) → metrico/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
metre2
(American) meter (ˈmiːtə) noun (in poetry) the regular arrangement of syllables that are stressed or unstressed, long or short. The metre of this passage is typical of Shakespeare.
ˈmetrical (ˈme-) adjective of or in poetry. The translation is not metrical – it is in prose.
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