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Synonyms for metre


Grammar : Noun
Spell : mee-ter
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmi tər

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Définition of metre

Origin :
  • chiefly British English spelling of meter (n.); for spelling, see -re.
  • As in rhythm : noun beat, accent of sound, music
Example sentences :
  • Clearly their constancy to this metre was not the result of any technical deficiency.
  • Extract from : « The Lyric » by John Drinkwater
  • The ordinary name would have fitted the metre quite as well.
  • Extract from : « My Reminiscences » by Rabindranath Tagore
  • In the metre which so came to him he afterwards composed his Ramayana.
  • Extract from : « My Reminiscences » by Rabindranath Tagore
  • Neither their metre, nor language, nor thought had taken definite shape.
  • Extract from : « My Reminiscences » by Rabindranath Tagore
  • The gas clings to the earth in a layer about half a metre thick.
  • Extract from : « Beasts, Men and Gods » by Ferdinand Ossendowski
  • She saw that I had no idea of metre, so she proceeded to teach me.
  • Extract from : « The Promised Land » by Mary Antin
  • I wonder you were not startled with the metre, though maimed a bit.
  • Extract from : « Letters of Edward FitzGerald in Two Volumes » by Edward FitzGerald
  • With the renewal of imagination and sentiment came a renewal of language and of metre.
  • Extract from : « A History of French Literature » by Edward Dowden
  • The chamber, which was about a metre square, was filled with a thick damp clay.
  • Extract from : « El Kab » by J.E. Quibell
  • The metre of Lyrics is in the main the same as that of Wisdom poetry.
  • Extract from : « Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature » by Various
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