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metre vs common meter

common meter vs metre

metre and common meter both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
metre Yes No No No
common meter Yes No No No
As nouns, common meter is a hyponym of metre; that is, common meter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than metre:
  • metre: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
  • common meter: the usual (iambic) meter of a ballad
Other hyponyms of metre include catalexis, scansion, common measure, foot, metrical foot, metrical unit.
metre (noun) common meter (noun)
rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration the usual (iambic) meter of a ballad
(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)
Difference between metre and common meter

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