"short meter" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} short meter (uncountable)
  1. (hymnody) A hymn metre characterized by a quatrain of iambic lines, of which the first, second, and fourth are in trimeter, and the third in tetrameter. Wikipedia link: Metre (hymn) Tags: uncountable Synonyms: short measure, short metre Related terms: common meter, long meter
    Sense id: en-short_meter-en-noun-lhPJVSRe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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