ALL meanings of common measure
com·mon meas·ure
C c - 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 poetry, verse: iambic meter 1
- 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 common time. 0