Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for MET'RIC-AL
MET'RIC-AL, a. [L. metricus; Fr. metrique.]
- Pertaining to measure, or due arrangement or combination of long and short syllables.
- Consisting of verses; as, metrical compositions.
- Having the diameter of a French meter, as metrical blocks.
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