short metre
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noun
a stanza form, used esp for hymns, consisting of four lines, the third of which has eight syllables, while the rest have six
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Words nearby short metre
short line, short list, short-lived, short loin, shortly, short metre, Short money, short notice, on, short odds, short of, short order
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