Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mismeter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mis-me-ter
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To give the wrong meter to, as to a line of verse.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From mis- + meter.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

mismeters (present, singular) mismetering (participle, present) mismetered (participle, past) mismetered (past) mismetre (alternative)

Questions

What does mismeter mean?
To give the wrong meter to, as to a line of verse.
Where does mismeter come from?
From mis- + meter.

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