long meter

English

Alternative forms

  • long metre

Noun

long meter (uncountable)

  1. (hymnody) A hymn metre characterized by a quatrain of iambic tetrameter, usually having rhyme in the second and fourth lines.
    The hymn tune “Old 100th” is written in long meter.

Synonyms

  • long measure

See also

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