metrical foot

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metrical foot

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Calque of Latin pēs metricus.

noun metrical feet

  1. The basic unit of the underlying rhythm of verse.

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noun basic unit of verse

Españolpie
中文韻腳 /韵脚 yùnjiǎo
Portuguêspé
Françaispied
DeutschVersfuß
Italianopiede
Русскийстопа́ stopá

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@misc{metrical_foot_2026,
  title = {metrical foot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/metrical%20foot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}