Metre (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a metric unit of length equal to approximately 1.094 yards
  2. the basic SI unit of length; the length of the path travelled by light in free space during a time interval of 1/299 792 458 of a second. In 1983 this definition replaced the previous one based on krypton-86, which in turn had replaced the definition based on the platinum-iridium metre bar kept in Paris
noun
  1. the rhythmic arrangement of syllables in verse, usually according to the number and kind of feet in a line
  2. music another word (esp US) for time (def. 22)
Metre (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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