orthometry
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prettygoodwordorthometry (awr-THAH-muh‧tree) - n., the art or practice of correct versification.
Not that I have any interest in the subject, cough cough. Does not appear in many modern dictionaries, or any that do not in some way derive from Noah Webster's first (1828) American dictionary. Coined from Ancient Greek roots ortho-, right + metry, measure, as in metrical feet.
---L.
Not that I have any interest in the subject, cough cough. Does not appear in many modern dictionaries, or any that do not in some way derive from Noah Webster's first (1828) American dictionary. Coined from Ancient Greek roots ortho-, right + metry, measure, as in metrical feet.
---L.
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Date: 2022-04-26 03:13 pm (UTC)(Terrible meter in pseudo-Shakespearean poetry on the internet is unfortunately an extremely petty pet peeve of mine)
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Date: 2022-04-26 04:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-04-27 01:46 am (UTC)(I still rec that McGonagall does Hell Gate poem to anyone who will sit still long enough. Alas, not everyone shares my sense of humour)
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Date: 2022-04-27 02:36 am (UTC)(Nor does everyone share mine…)