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long meter
noun
Definition of LONG METER
: a quatrain in iambic tetrameter in which the second and fourth lines and often the first and third lines rhyme —called also long measure
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First Known Use of LONG METER
1718
Rhymes with LONG METER
ammeter, anteater, bee-eater, beefeater, blue peter, Demeter, depleter, drumbeater, eggbeater, excreter, fire-eater, flowmeter, heat treater, light meter, Main Streeter, maltreater, man-eater, ohmmeter, preheater, propraetor, quartz heater, ratemeter, repeater, retreater, saltpeter, secretor, seedeater, space heater, toadeater, voltmeter, Wall Streeter, wattmeter, world-beater
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