Etymology

extrametric

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Today it means: Of a rhythm which is irregular, (which is) outside of the metric structure of the surrounding composition. Full definition →

English metric ← Latin extrā ← Proto-Italic *eksteros
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰsteros
  4. Proto-Italic*eksteros
  5. Latinexter
  6. Latinextrā
  7. Englishextra-
  8. Englishmetric
  9. English todayextrametric

From extra- + metric.

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