mē^trum
mē^trum, i, n., = μέτρον, a measure; in partic., a poetical measure, metre; a verse (post-Aug.): rhythmi, id est numeri, spatio temporum constant: metra etiam ordine: ideoque alterum esse quantitatis videtur, alterum qualitatis, Quint. 9, 4, 46: metri necessitate cogi, id. 8, 6, 17; 1, 6, 2: metri causā, Gell. 4, 17, 9: Tibulli, i. e. elegiac metre, Mart. 4, 6, 4: exceptis metris Vergilii, i. e. verses, Col. 3, 10, 20 dub.
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mē^trum
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me^trum
Intro Text:
mē^trum, i, n., = μέτρον, a measure; in partic., a poetical measure, metre; a verse (post-Aug.): rhythmi, id est numeri, spatio temporum constant: metra etiam ordine: ideoque alterum esse quantitatis videtur, alterum qualitatis, Quint. 9, 4, 46: metri necessitate cogi, id. 8, 6, 17; 1, 6, 2: metri causā, Gell. 4, 17, 9: Tibulli, i. e. elegiac metre, Mart. 4, 6, 4: exceptis metris Vergilii, i. e. verses, Col. 3, 10, 20 dub.
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