First Known Use: 1671
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scansion
noun scan·sion \ˈskan(t)-shən\
Definition of SCANSION
: the analysis of verse to show its meter
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Origin of SCANSION
Late Latin scansion-, scansio, from Latin, act of climbing, from scandere
Rhymes with SCANSION
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