metrical+composition

  • 61metrics — met•rics [[t]ˈmɛ trɪks[/t]] n. (used with a sing. v.) 1) pro the study of prosodic meter 2) pro the art of metrical composition • Etymology: 1895–1900 …

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  • 62metrics — /ˈmɛtrɪks/ (say metriks) noun 1. Prosody (construed as singular) the art and practice of metrical composition. 2. (construed as plural) measurements expressed in units of the metric system …

  • 63μετροποιίαν — μετροποιίᾱν , μετροποιία metrical composition fem acc sg (attic doric aeolic) …

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  • 64poetry — [n] expressive, rhythmic literary work balladry, doggerel, metrical composition, paean, poems, poesy, rhyme, rhyming, rime, rune, song, stanza, verse, versification; concepts 268,282,349 Ant. prose  …

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  • 65song — [sôŋ] n. [ME < OE sang: for IE base see SING2] 1. the act or art of singing [to break into song] 2. a piece of music sung or composed for singing 3. a) Old Poet. poetry; verse b) a …

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  • 66hymn — n. & v. n. 1 a song of praise, esp. to God in Christian worship, usu. a metrical composition sung in a religious service. 2 a song of praise in honour of a god or other exalted being or thing. v. 1 tr. praise or celebrate in hymns. 2 intr. sing… …

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  • 67Yajur-Veda — noun a collection of sacrificial formulas and prayers • Instance Hypernyms: ↑Samhita * * * /yuj oor vay deuh, vee /, n. Hinduism. a Samhita, containing a collection of sacrificial formulas. Cf. Veda. [ < Skt yajus term for ritual formulas not… …

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  • 68met|rics — «MEHT rihks», noun. the science or art of meter; art of metrical composition …

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  • 69PROSODY, HEBREW — This article is a survey of the history of Hebrew poetic forms from the Bible to the present time. The entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction the variety of formal systems the specific nature of hebrew literary history …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 70MUSIC — This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction written sources of direct and circumstantial evidence the material relics and iconography notated sources oral tradition archives and important collections of jewish music… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism