"metro" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɛ.tro/ Forms: metri [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛtro Etymology: From Latin metrum (“a measure”), from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron). Etymology templates: {{root|it|ine-pro|*meh₁-}}, {{der|it|la|metrum||a measure}} Latin metrum (“a measure”), {{der|it|grc|μέτρον}} Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} metro m (plural metri)
  1. (unit of measure) metre, meter Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-metro-it-noun-Jj0VjHtq Categories (other): Italian nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Italian nouns with irregular gender: 32 16 16 36
  2. ruler, measure Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-metro-it-noun-wkjaJqIf Categories (other): Italian nouns with irregular gender, Units of measure Disambiguation of Italian nouns with irregular gender: 32 16 16 36 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 26 39 7 28
  3. yardstick, criterion Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-metro-it-noun-MbuqGhqM Categories (other): Italian nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Italian nouns with irregular gender: 32 16 16 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: centimetro, chilometro, decimetro, metratura, metro cubo, metro quadro, metrologia, millimetro Related terms: metraggio, metrico
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɛ.tro/
Rhymes: -ɛtro Etymology: Clipping of metropolitana. Etymology templates: {{clipping|it|metropolitana}} Clipping of metropolitana Head templates: {{it-noun|f|#}} metro f (invariable)
  1. subway (US), underground (UK), Tube (the London underground) Tags: feminine, invariable Synonyms: metrò
    Sense id: en-metro-it-noun-Xpk02EdX Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian nouns with irregular gender, Rail transportation Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 26 5 5 64 Disambiguation of Italian nouns with irregular gender: 32 16 16 36 Disambiguation of Rail transportation: 7 6 6 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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