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metre BrE / ˈmiːtə(r) /  NAmE / ˈmiːtər / Native audio playback is not supported. metre(noun)BrE / ˈmiːtə(r) /  NAmE / ˈmiːtər / a unit for measuring length; a hundred centimetresused in the name of racesShe came second in the 200 metres.the 4 × 100 metre(s) relaythe arrangement of strong and weak stresses in lines of poetry that produces the rhythm; a particular example of thisSee related entries: Poetryhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/poetry/metreShe knows a lot about verse metre.poems in a variety of metresWord Originsenses 1 to 2 late 18th cent.: from French mètre, from Greek metron ‘measure’.

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(noun) she came second in the 200 metres.the 4 × 100 metre(s) relayshe knows a lot about verse metre.poems in a variety of metres Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=metre This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	metre
WordType	(noun)
Phonetic	BrE / ˈmiːtə(r) / NAmE / ˈmiːtər /
Example	she came second in the 200 metres. the 4 × 100 metre(s) relay she knows a lot about verse metre. poems in a variety of metres
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=metre
Content	metre (noun)BrE / ˈmiːtə(r) / NAmE / ˈmiːtər / a unit for measuring length; a hundred centimetres used in the name of races She came second in the 200 metres. the 4 × 100 metre(s) relay the arrangement of strong and weak stresses in lines of poetry that produces the rhythm; a particular example of this See related entries: Poetry https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/poetry/metre She knows a lot about verse metre. poems in a variety of metres Word Origin senses 1 to 2 late 18th cent.: from French mètre, from Greek metron ‘measure’.
Copyright	This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Metre Noun Bre ˈmiːtə(R ˈmiːtər Metre(s Relay Lot

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