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metricist

metricist noun: one who studies poetic meter.

Noun

metricist (plural metricists)

  1. One who studies poetic meter.

Forms of metricist

pluralmetricists

Origin of metricist

From metric + -ist.

Questions about metricist

What does metricist mean?
Metricist means one who studies poetic meter.
What part of speech is metricist?
Metricist is a noun.
What is the plural of metricist?
The plural of metricist is metricists.

Words near metricist in the dictionary

  1. metricise
  2. metricised
  3. metricises
  4. metricising
  5. metricism
  6. metricist
  7. metricists
  8. metricities
  9. metricity
  10. metricization
  11. metricizations

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