Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metron

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables
metron
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

metre (US: meter), poetic measure

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron). Doublet of meter, metre, and mether.

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Questions

What does metron mean?
metre (US: meter), poetic measure
Where does metron come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce metron

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