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Definition of Metring
1. metre [v] - See also: metre
Lexicographical Neighbors of Metring
Literary usage of Metring
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of English Prosody from the Twelfth Century to the Present Day by George Saintsbury (1906)
"... adapted itself to the two systems, uniform and equiva- lenced, of syllabic
metring. It was thus perhaps prepared to meet any change in pronunciation, ..."
2. The Monthly Review by Charles William Wason (1837)
"... to be attributed to the errors of transcribers (^that mis-writing and '
misse-metring' against which he warns his copyists) than to his own negligence. ..."
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