n[
Sense: 1;
Date: 1700-1800;
Language: French;Origin: mètre, from
Greek metron
'measure']
[
Sense: 2;
Date: 800-900;
Language: Latin;Origin: metrum, from
Greek metron]
[C]written abbreviationmthe basic unit for measuring length in the
metric system [U and C]the arrangement of sounds in poetry into patterns of strong and weak beats
→
rhythm