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metre

UK (US meter)
 
 
/ˈmiːtər/ noun

Definition

LENGTH [C] (written abbreviation m) › a unit for measuring length, equal to 100 centimetres: Our bedroom is five metres wide. She finished third in the women's 400 metres (= running race).
POEMS [C, U] › a pattern of rhythm in poetry
(Definition of metre noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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