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Word entry · 5 letters

metre

Best crossword clue

"British length unit"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈmiːtə/Part of speech nounSorted eemrtStarts with MEnds with E2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration

Word origin

From French mètre, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure, rule, length, size, poetic metre”). Doublet of meter, metron, and mether.

Used in a sentence

  • Holonyms: kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre
  • Meronyms: picometre < nanometre < micrometre < millimetre < centimetre < decimetre
  • The measures of length above the metre are ten times ... greater than the metre.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01British length unit5 letters
02Meter, British style5 letters

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