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long measure
noun
- Also called long meter. Prosody. a four-line stanza in iambic tetrameter, often used in hymns, with the second and fourth lines rhyming and sometimes the first and third lines rhyming as well.
long measure
noun
- another name for linear measure
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Word History and Origins
Origin of long measure1
First recorded in 1710–20
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Example Sentences
Mr. Sivan is not the first gay pop star, by a long measure.
From New York Times
Mr. Trump wants an additional $54 billion in spending that already outpaces the rest of the world by a long measure.
From New York Times
“I’m a bit doubtful how long measures can keep the tensions under control in Jerusalem,” said Eran, a scholar at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv.
From Washington Post
"Truly, like thyself, a boy of long measure and ample fullness, whose mean surname is Nicholas," said the other laughing.
From Project Gutenberg
That rest which he would not give himself when his sensations prompted he has now to take in long measure.
From Project Gutenberg
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