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polymetre

polymetre noun: the use of different metres or time signatures either simultaneously or in succession.

Noun

polymetre (uncountable)

  1. The use of different metres or time signatures either simultaneously or in succession

Origin of polymetre

From poly- + metre.

Questions about polymetre

What does polymetre mean?
Polymetre means the use of different metres or time signatures either simultaneously or in succession.
What part of speech is polymetre?
Polymetre is a noun.

Words near polymetre in the dictionary

  1. polymethylene
  2. polymethylenes
  3. polymethylmethacrylate
  4. polymethylpentene
  5. polymethylsiloxane polyhydrate
  6. polymetre
  7. polymetric
  8. polymetrical
  9. polymetrically
  10. polymicrobacterial
  11. polymicrobial

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