metricist

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noun

One who studies poetic meter.

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Meanings

nounmetricist (plural metricists)

plural metricists

  1. One who studies poetic meter.

Origin

From metric + -ist.

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Cite this entry
APA

metricist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metricist

MLA

“metricist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metricist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metricist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metricist.

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