/ ˈmetrɪkl; NAmE / (also met·ric ) adjective
connected with the rhythm of a poem, produced by the arrangement of stress on the syllables in each line
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : via Latin from Greek metrikos (from metron measure) + -al .
/ ˈmetrɪkl; NAmE / (also met·ric ) adjective
connected with the rhythm of a poem, produced by the arrangement of stress on the syllables in each line
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : via Latin from Greek metrikos (from metron measure) + -al .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005