Be Metrical Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region • an image produced by scanning verb • examine minutely or intensely • examine hastily • make a wide, sweeping search of • conform to a metrical pattern • move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image • read metrically • obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
	23%	8		Like Shelley's lines
	adjective • based on the meter as a standard of measurement adjective satellite • the rhythmic arrangement of syllables
	23%	12		Unit of measurement in poetry
	noun • (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm

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New York Times28 Feb 2003	Across 44
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