quantitative#1 (a)

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type a
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def (of verse) having a metric system based on relative duration of syllables
examples in typical Greek and Latin verse of the classical period the rhymic system is based on some arrangement of long and short elements
Outgoing links
Antonym quantitative → syllabic; quantitative → accentual
Incoming links
Antonym syllabic → quantitative; accentual → quantitative

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