mismeter

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verb

To give the wrong meter to, as to a line of verse.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

verbmismeter (third-person singular simple present mismeters, present participle mismetering, simple past and past participle mismetered)

present singular third person mismeters · participle present mismetering · participle past mismetered · past mismetered · alternative mismetre

  1. transitivecommunicationsTo give the wrong meter to, as to a line of verse.

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APA

mismeter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mismeter

MLA

“mismeter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mismeter. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mismeter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mismeter.

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