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common measure

com·mon meas·ure
C c

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kom-uh n mezh-er]
    • /ˈkɒm ən ˈmɛʒ ər/
    • /ˈkɒmən ˈmeʒə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kom-uh n mezh-er]
    • /ˈkɒm ən ˈmɛʒ ər/

Definitions of common measure words

  • noun common measure the usual stanza form of a ballad, consisting of four iambic lines rhyming a b c b or a b a b 3
  • noun common measure common time 3
  • noun common measure Also called common meter, hymnal stanza. Prosody. a ballad stanza of four iambic lines and strict rhymes, often used in hymns, rhyming abcb or abab. 1
  • noun common measure poetry, verse: iambic meter 1
  • noun common measure common time. 0
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Origin of common measure

First appearance:

before 1710
One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1710-20

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Parts of speech for Common measure

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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common measure popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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Synonyms for common measure

noun common measure

  • common divisor — a number that is a submultiple of all the numbers of a given set.
  • denominator — In mathematics, the denominator is the number which appears under the line in a fraction.
  • numerator — Arithmetic. the term of a fraction, usually above the line, that indicates the number of equal parts that are to be added together; the dividend placed over a divisor: The numerator of the fraction 2/3 is 2. Compare denominator (def 1).
All 3 Synonyms of common measure

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