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Meaning of long meter | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A hymn metre characterized by a quatrain of iambic tetrameter, usually having rhyme in the second and fourth lines.

uncountable

Examples

“The hymn tune⟳ “Old 100th” is written in long meter.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

long mode long night moon long nineteenth century long o long odds long off

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