Definition of "meter" []

• The measured arrangement of words in poetry, as by accentual rhythm, syllabic quantity, or the number of syllables in a line. (noun)
• A particular arrangement of words in poetry, such as iambic pentameter, determined by the kind and number of metrical units in a line. (noun)
• The rhythmic pattern of a stanza, determined by the kind and number of lines. (noun)
• Music Division into measures or bars. (noun)
• Music A specific rhythm determined by the number of beats and the time value assigned to each note in a measure. (noun)

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• "Put another way, the meter is always running and no matter how far you ride, you never own the taxi."
• "[A line of spacer text because this word meter is broken]"
• "Happy happy happy ... the Zokoutu word meter is back."