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nonmetrical

nonmetrical adjective: without the constraints of a metronome; not played or sung with a strict underlying rhythmic method.

Adjective

nonmetrical (not comparable)

  1. Without the constraints of a metronome; not played or sung with a strict underlying rhythmic method.

Origin of nonmetrical

From non- + metrical.

Questions about nonmetrical

What does nonmetrical mean?
Nonmetrical means without the constraints of a metronome; not played or sung with a strict underlying rhythmic method.
What part of speech is nonmetrical?
Nonmetrical is an adjective.

Words near nonmetrical in the dictionary

  1. nonmethylatable
  2. nonmethylated
  3. nonmethylation
  4. nonmeticulous
  5. nonmetric
  6. nonmetrical
  7. nonmetricity
  8. nonmetrisable
  9. nonmetrizable
  10. nonmetro
  11. nonmetropolitan

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