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[ me-triks ]
/ ˈmɛ trɪks /
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noun (used with a singular verb)
the science of meter.
the art of metrical composition.
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a combining form with the meaning “the science of measuring” that specified by the initial element: biometrics; econometrics.
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/ (ˈmɛtrɪks) /
noun
(functioning as singular) prosody the art of using poetic metre
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