SCANSION

scansion

(noun) analysis of verse into metrical patterns

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

scansion (countable and uncountable, plural scansions)

The rhythm or meter of a line or verse.

The act of analysing the meter of poetry.

Verb

scansion (third-person singular simple present scansions, present participle scansioning, simple past and past participle scansioned)

(of text) Put into a rhythmic form or meter.

(by extension) Impose patterns on.

Anagrams

• Cansinos

Source: Wiktionary


Scan"sion, n. Etym: [L. scansio, fr. scandere, scansum, to climb. See Scan.] (Pros.)

Definition: The act of scanning; distinguishing the metrical feet of a verse by emphasis, pauses, or otherwise.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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