metrical
adjective/ˈmetrɪkl/
/ˈmetrɪkl/
(also metric)
- connected with the rhythm of a poem, produced by the arrangement of stress on the syllables in each lineOxford Collocations DictionaryMetrical is used with these nouns:
- verse
Word Originlate Middle English: via Latin from Greek metrikos (from metron ‘measure’) + -al.Want to learn more?
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