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 Meaning of METRICAL UNIT
|  WordNet Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | [n]  a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm |  |  |  |  | Sponsored Links: |  |  |  |  |  |  | Synonyms: |  | foot, metrical foot |  |  |  |  | See Also: |  | amphibrach, anapaest, anapest, beat, cadence, dactyl, dibrach, iamb, iambus, measure, meter, pyrrhic, spondee, trochee |  |     |    |  |