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metrical

Syllabification: (met·ri·cal)
Pronunciation: /ˈmetrikəl/

Definition of metrical

adjective

  • 1of, relating to, or composed in poetic meter:metrical translations of the Psalms
  • 2of or involving measurement:a metrical analysis of male and female scapulae

Derivatives

metrically

Pronunciation: /-ik(ə)lē/

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English: via Latin from Greek metrikos (from metron: see meter2) + -al

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