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Synonyms for metrical
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : me-tri-kuh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɛ trɪ kəl |
Définition of metrical
Origin :- "pertaining to versification," early 15c., from Latin metricus "metrical," from Greek metrikos "of or for meter, metrical," from metron "poetic meter" (see meter (n.2)). Old English had meterlic in this sense.
- adj rhythmical
- As it is, his poem has the faults we should look for in a metrical version of Euclid.
- Extract from : « The Legacy of Greece » by Various
- These metrical effects he has tried to reproduce in English.
- Extract from : « Early Theories of Translation » by Flora Ross Amos
- Metrical scheme: a brief strophe and antistrophe and conclusion.
- Extract from : « Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature » by Various
- The whole universe is metrical, everything is a question of degree.
- Extract from : « Life and Matter » by Oliver Lodge
- But he was already skilled in the art of metrical composition.
- Extract from : « Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) » by Thomas Babington Macaulay
- The reign of metrical romance, brilliant but brief, was past, or nearly so.
- Extract from : « Lady of the Lake » by Sir Walter Scott
- A selection from the metrical Sanskrit proverbs and maxims is here given.
- Extract from : « Indian Poetry » by Edwin Arnold
- Prose must be rhythmical, and it may be as much so as you will; but it must not be metrical.
- Extract from : « Essays in the Art of Writing » by Robert Louis Stevenson
- By metrical language is meant that which is systematically rhythmical.
- Extract from : « Talks on the study of literature. » by Arlo Bates
- A metrical translation of the second part of Faust appeared in 1866.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 7 » by Various
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