(BrE) (AmE meter) noun (abbreviation m)
1 [C] a unit for measuring length; a hundred CENTIMETRES
2 (metres) used in the name of races:
She came second in the 200 metres. * the 4ﾗ100 metres relay
3 [U,C] the arrangement of strong and weak stresses in lines of poetry that produces the rhythm; a particular example of this
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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