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Common Measure

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the meter of a ballad alternating between iambic tetrameter and iambic trimeter

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synonym
common divisorcommon factorcommon metercommon timefour-four timequadruple time
plural
Common Measures
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Common Measure's
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Common Measures'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
the meter of a ballad alternating between iambic tetrameter and iambic trimeter
§2
an integer that divides two (or more) other integers evenly
§3
a time signature indicating four beats to the bar

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