A Poetic Foot Crossword Clue

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	noun • A foot containing any pattern of three short syllables and one long syllable.
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	noun • the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards) • (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse • rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
	95%	12		Exact Match!
	noun • (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm

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New York Times17 Feb 1988	Across 35
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