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metrical structures

metrical structures is the plural of metrical structure.

Meaning of metrical structure

Noun

metrical structure (countable and uncountable, plural metrical structures)

  1. The pattern of the beats in a piece of music, which includes meter, tempo, and all other rhythmic aspects.
  2. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem.

Questions about metrical structures

What is metrical structures the plural of?
Metrical structures is the plural of metrical structure.

Words near metrical structures in the dictionary

  1. metric-ounces
  2. metrical
  3. metrical feet
  4. metrical foot
  5. metrical structure
  6. metrical structures
  7. metricality
  8. metrically
  9. metrically compatible
  10. metricate
  11. metricated

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