scansion

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Noun

scansion

1. The rhythm or meter of a line or verse.
2. The act of analysing the meter of poetry.

Verb

scansion (scansions, present participle scansioning; past and past participle scansioned)

1. (of text) Put into a rhythmic form or meter.
2. (by extension) Impose patterns on.

Related terms

• scan

Translations

• French: scansion
• German: Skandierung
• Italian: scansione

Translations

• French: scansion
• Italian: scansione
• Portuguese: escansão

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