Etymology

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Today it means: The rhythm or meter of a line or verse. Full definition →

Late Latin scansiōnem
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  1. Late Latin · borrowed fromscansiōnem
  2. English todayscansion

From Late Latin scansiōnem, accusative singular of scansiō (“the act of climbing”), from scandō (“to climb”).

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