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metre.

metre/meter (unit of measure, 100 cm)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈmɛ.tɾə]Central[ˈme.tɾə]Balearic[ˈme.tɾe]Valencia

  1. metre/meter (unit of measure, 100 cm)

    masculine

  2. metre/meter (the rhythm of a song or poem)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French mètre.

verb[ˈme̞.tɾə]Northern[ˈmə.tɾə]Balearic[ˈmɛ.tɾə]Central[ˈme.tɾe]Northwestern, Valencia

  1. to put, to place

    Balearic · Central · Northern · Northwestern · Valencia · archaic · transitive

  2. to set

    Balearic · Central · Northern · Northwestern · Valencia · archaic · transitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Catalan metre, from Latin mittere. Compare Occitan metre, French mettre, Spanish meter.

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