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meter vs common meter

common meter vs meter

meter and common meter both are nouns.

meter is a verb but common meter is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
meter Yes No Yes No
common meter Yes No No No
As nouns, common meter is a hyponym of meter; that is, common meter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than meter:
  • meter: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
  • common meter: the usual (iambic) meter of a ballad
Other hyponyms of meter include catalexis, scansion, common measure, foot, metrical foot, metrical unit.
meter (noun) common meter (noun)
any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity the usual (iambic) meter of a ballad
rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
meter (verb) common meter (verb)
measure with a meter
stamp with a meter indicating the postage
Difference between meter and common meter

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