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metre

/ˈmiːtəɹ/noun2 syllables

Metre means: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse.

Synonyms for metre6

noun, as in (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

meter, measure, beat, cadence

noun, as in the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

meter, m

noun, as in rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration

meter, time

What does metre mean?3

noun

1

(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

2

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

3

rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with metre?9

two syllables

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Metre in a sentence

  • Metre by metre, the machines dig the tunnel under the city.sundown
  • After the pipe burst, the water in the cellar was half a metre deep.sundown
  • The words above the door of the theatre were a metre high.BE
  • Will they break the ten-second mark in the hundred-metre race?Objectivesea
  • The one-hundred-metre run starts at two in the afternoon.popball
  • Motorists must leave at least a metre-wide buffer when passing cyclists.patgfisher
  • A metre isn't quite equivalent to a yard.sundown
  • A yard is a bit shorter than a metre.sundown

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Forms of metre

as a noun

plural
metres