"long meter" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} long meter (uncountable)
  1. (hymnody) A hymn metre characterized by a quatrain of iambic tetrameter, usually having rhyme in the second and fourth lines. Wikipedia link: long meter Tags: uncountable Synonyms: long measure, long metre Related terms: common meter, short meter
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