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μέτρονουnact of measuringmeasurementPl. X. pl.measurements, measuresas an invention or discovery contributing to the development of civilisationE. specif.standard unit of measurementof a solid or liquid commoditymeasureHes.fr. Hdt. And. Ar. Pl.pl.weights and measuresref. to a system invented by PheidonHdt. quantity represented by such a unitmeasurests. w.gen.of the commodityHom. Hes. Thgn. Th.treaty Tim. X.fig., w.gen.of wisdomThgn.of young manhoodHom. Hes. hHom. Thgn. E. measuring-scoopfor dealing out such a quantityHes.measuring-vesselfr. which the quantity is dealt outThphr.device for taking measurementsmeasuring-rodIl. Call. standard of judgementagainst which things may be assessedmeasure, criterion, testfreq. w.gen.of sthg.Pl. X. D. Arist. Plu. gener.rulesw.gen.of poetry, understandingSol.pl.techniquesof carpentryStesich.magnitude, quantity or extent ascertained by measuringsizeof a hoofprintS.Ichn.lengthof a pinHdt.spanof timePi.of a songPi.pl.w.gen.dimensionsof a structureHdt. Plu.of a person's form, i.e. bodily proportionsE.lengths, extentof a journey, the seaOd. Hes. Hdt.oracle AR.spanof timeE.amountof a crop yieldHdt.length, extentw.gen.of sea, as a measurable distance, i.e. distance by seaTh.distanceseparating one thing fr. anotherspacingPl. X. Plu.pl.distances, co-ordinatesof a stone or river, measured relative to other thingsHdt. pl.measured or appropriate lengthsof reedhHom.sg. and pl.prescribedappropriate measureof distance, time or quantityOd. Sol. Heraclit. Pi. E. Pl.pl.full complementw.gen.of benches and oarsE. pl.prescribed limits or boundariesdemarcating an individual's holding in a mineHyp. D.sg. and pl.due measure, moderationHes. Thgn. Pi. E. Critias Pl.limit, endw.gen.to sufferingsS. E. pl.app.restraints, curbsref. to a horse's bridle or bitPi.in versificationmeasure, metronref. to one of a series of identical or equivalent units constituting a section of verseAr. Tim. Isoc. Pl.gener., also collectv.pl.use of such unitsmetre, verseopp. proseIsoc. Pl. X. Aeschin. Arist. metreref. to a specific metrical form, e.g. dactylic or iambicArist.

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that by which anything is measured

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