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Noun Concept
Categories: Poetic rhythm
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common measure  common meter  common metre  8.6.8.6  ballad meter
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The usual (iambic) meter of a ballad WordNet 3.0
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The usual (iambic) meter of a ballad WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Common metre or common measure—abbreviated as C. M. or CM—is a poetic metre consisting of four lines that alternate between iambic tetrameter and iambic trimeter, with each foot consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. Wikipedia
Abbreviated CM, a poetic metre frequently used in hymns Wikipedia Disambiguation
In poetry, an iambic metre Wikidata
A hymn metre characterized by a quatrain of alternating lines of iambic tetrameter and iambic trimeter. Wiktionary
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The hymn “Amazing Grace” is in common meter. Wiktionary
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meter
hymn metre
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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common measure, common meter
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common metre
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Common metre
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common meter
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8.6.8.6, ballad meter, ballad metre, ballad verse, common measure, common meter, Common Metre, Hymnal stanza
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common measure

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