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Rhythmical arrangement of syllables or words into verses,
stanzas, strophes, etc.; poetical measure, depending on number,
quantity, and accent of syllables; rhythm; measure; verse; also, any
specific rhythmical arrangements; as, the Horatian meters; a dactylic
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A measure of length, equal to 39.37 English inches, the
standard of linear measure in the metric system of weights and
measures. It was intended to be, and is very nearly, the ten millionth
part of the distance from the equator to the north pole, as ascertained
by actual measurement of an arc of a meridian. See Metric system, under
Metric. |
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