long measure

long meas·ure

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Definitions of long measure words

noun long measure Also called long meter. Prosody. a four-line stanza in iambic tetrameter, often used in hymns, with the second and fourth lines rhyming and sometimes the first and third lines rhyming as well. 1
abbreviation LONG MEASURE linear measure. 1
abbreviation LONG MEASURE linear measure 0

before 1710

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1710-20

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