long measure

American  

noun

1. Also called long meter.  Prosody. a four-line stanza in iambic tetrameter, often used in hymns, with the second and fourth lines rhyming and sometimes the first and third lines rhyming as well.

2. linear measure.

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long measure British  

noun

1. another name for linear measure

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Etymology

Origin of long measure

First recorded in 1710–20

Example Sentences

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long measure

Mr. Sivan is not the first gay pop star, by a long measure.

From New York Times ● May 10, 2018

Have I not now, years of long measure, In silence learned thy grace to treasure?

From Rampolli by George MacDonald

Sagene, sā′jēn, n. a Russian unit of long measure, of seven English feet.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

It is also called common measure, or long measure.

From A Handbook of the English Language by R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham

The “Great Hall” is something like the nave of a wooden cathedral, with galleries running all round, and a grand organ at the end, peeling forth, at intervals, solemn strains of long measure.

From The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years by John Werge