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metrical

[ me-tri-kuhl ]
/ ˈmɛ trɪ kəl /
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adjective
pertaining to meter or poetic measure.
composed in meter or verse.
pertaining to measurement.
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Also metric.

Origin of metrical

1375–1425; late Middle English <Late Latin metric(us) (see metric2) + -al1

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Words nearby metrical

metralgia, Metrazol, metre, metre-kilogram-second, metric, metrical, metrical mile, metrical psalm, metricate, metrication, metric centner
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Words related to metrical

balanced, cadenced, measured, musical, rhythmic

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British Dictionary definitions for metrical

metrical

metric (ˈmɛtrɪk)

/ (ˈmɛtrɪkəl) /
adjective
of or relating to measurement
of or in poetic metre

Derived forms of metrical

metrically, adverb
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