common measure

noun

: a meter consisting chiefly of iambic lines of 7 accents each arranged in rhymed pairs usually printed in 4-line stanzas

called also common meter

Word History

First Known Use

1774, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of common measure was in 1774

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“Common measure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common%20measure. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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