Synonyms for metre
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : mee-ter |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmi tər |
Top 10 synonyms for metre Other synonyms for the word metre
Définition of metre
Origin :- chiefly British English spelling of meter (n.); for spelling, see -re.
- As in rhythm : noun beat, accent of sound, music
- 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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