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   metre

   /ˈmiːtə/

   noun

   • 1. the rhythm of a piece of poetry, determined by the number and length of feet in a line: "the Horatian ode has an intricate governing metre"
   • ▪ the basic rhythmic pattern of beats in a piece of music: "a dance song in fast quadratic metre"

   Word Origin Old English, reinforced in Middle English by Old French metre, from Latin metrum, from Greek metron ‘measure’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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