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noun
The rhythm or meter of a line or verse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The act of analyzing the meter of poetry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
Of text, to put into a rhythmic form or meter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To impose patterns on.
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Usage: broadly, transitive
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noun
analysis of verse into metrical patterns
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: meter, metre, measure, beat, cadence
History
From Late Latin scansiōnem, accusative singular of scansiō (“the act of climbing”), from scandō (“to climb”).
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
