English
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- meter (chiefly U.S.), and common verb everywhere
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Etymology 1
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From French mètre, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (metron), “‘measure", "rule", "length", "size", "poetic metre’”)
Noun
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- The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités). It is equal to Patrono:Frac (approximately 39.37) imperial inches.
- 1797: The Monthly magazine and British register, No. 3
- The measures of length above the metre are ten times ... greater than the metre.
- 1873: The Young Englishwoman, April
- A dress length of 8 metres of the best quality costs 58 francs.
- 1928: The Observer, April 15
- The 12-metre yachts ... can be sailed efficiently with four paid hands.
- 1797: The Monthly magazine and British register, No. 3
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- This, rather than meter, is the spelling adopted by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures for use in its publications.
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Verb
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The standard spelling of the verb meaning to measure is meter throughout the English-speaking world.
Etymology 2
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From Old English, from Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek See #Etymology 1
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- The rhythm or measure in verse and musical composition.
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- Patrono:Poetry To put into metrical form.
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Old French
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Etymology
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Latin mittō.
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Metre
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- French: mettre
Turkish
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Metre
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