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long meter

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables
long me-ter
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hymn metre characterized by a quatrain of iambic tetrameter, usually having rhyme in the second and fourth lines.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

long metre (alternative)

Phrases

common meter short meter

Frequently Paired Words

common meter short meter

Synonyms

long measure

Questions

What does long meter mean?
A hymn metre characterized by a quatrain of iambic tetrameter, usually having rhyme in the second and fourth lines.

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