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Definition of scansion noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

scansion

noun
 
/ˈskænʃn/
 
/ˈskænʃn/
 [uncountable] (specialist)
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  1. the rhythm of a line of poetry
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    Topics Literature and writingc2
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin scansio(n-), from scandere ‘to climb’; compare with scan.
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