metre
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
Types & categories
- metric linear unit hypernym
Parts & wholes
Related & opposite
- metric derivation
Sense 2 noun
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
Types & categories
- poetic rhythm hypernym
- catalexis hyponym
- scansion hyponym
- common meter hyponym
- metrical foot hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
Types & categories
- rhythmicity hypernym
Related & opposite
- metric derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | metric |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | decameter |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | decimeter |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | metric linear unit |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | metric |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | metrics |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | poetic rhythm |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | catalexis |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | scansion |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | common meter |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | metrical foot |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | metric |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | rhythmicity |