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scan·sion
(skăn′shən)n.
Analysis of verse into metrical patterns.
[Late Latin scānsiō, scānsiōn-, from Latin, act of climbing, from scānsus, past participle of scandere, to climb; see skand- in Indo-European roots.]
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scansion
(ˈskænʃən)[C17: from Latin: climbing up, from scandere to climb, scan]
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scan•sion
(ˈskæn ʃən)n.
the metrical analysis of verse.
[1645–55; < Late Latin scānsiō, Latin: the act of climbing =scand(ere) to climb + -tiō -tion]
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scansion
the analysis of verse into its metrical or rhythmic components.
See also: Verse-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
scansion
The metrical pattern of a line.
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