extrametric

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

extra- +‎ metric

Adjective[edit]

extrametric (not comparable)

  1. (music) Of a rhythm which is irregular, (which is) outside of the metric structure of the surrounding composition.
  2. (of a syllable or line) Which is outside of the metre of a line or poem.

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