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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

Of or pertaining to the meter; arranged in meter; consisting of verses;

as,

metrical

compositions

Of or pertaining to measurement;

as, the inch, foot, yard, etc.

, are metrical terms; esp., of or pertaining to the metric system.

Adj.

[L. metricus.]

Pertaining to measure, or due arrangement or combination of long and short syllables.

Consisting of verses; as metrical compositions.

metrical ‎(comparative more metrical, superlative most metrical)