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Noun: metrical foot
  1. (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
    - foot, metrical unit

Derived forms: metrical feet

Type of: beat, cadence, measure, meter [US], metre [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Metrical foot

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