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metrical
[ me-tri-kuhl ]
adjective
- pertaining to meter or poetic measure.
- composed in meter or verse.
- pertaining to measurement.
metrical
/ ˈmɛtrɪk; ˈmɛtrɪkəl /
adjective
- of or relating to measurement
- of or in poetic metre
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Derived Forms
- ˈmetrically, adverb
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Other Words From
- metri·cal·ly adverb
- met·ri·cism [me, -tr, uh, -siz-, uh, m], me·tric·i·ty [me-, tris, -i-tee, mi-], noun
- non·metri·cal adjective
- non·metri·cal·ly adverb
- un·metri·cal adjective
- un·metri·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
His version adheres as closely to the original as is compatible with elegance and the preservation of metrical grace.
We now come to the part of the poem which exhibits great metrical skill.
Hence the metrical difficulties are very great, and afford a convincing proof of Chaucer's skill.
Were any further confirmation needed for Massingers authorship, the metrical tests would supply it, with their 36 per cent.
It may surely be objected that of three places in which we may fairly suppose that we have the end of a metrical division, viz.
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