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metre

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/ ˈːə /

noun

  1. a metric unit of length equal to approximately 1.094 yards
  2. the basic SI unit of length; the length of the path travelled by light in free space during a time interval of 1/299 792 458 of a second. In 1983 this definition replaced the previous one based on krypton-86, which in turn had replaced the definition based on the platinum-iridium metre bar kept in Paris
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


metre

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/ ˈːə /

noun

  1. prosody the rhythmic arrangement of syllables in verse, usually according to the number and kind of feet in a line
  2. music another word (esp US) for time
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of metre1

C18: from French; see metre ²

Origin of metre2

C14: from Latin metrum, from Greek metron measure
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"The water has reached 1.5 metres high. We have just managed to save ourselves, the rest is trapped in our homes," Christophe Bola who lives in the Ndanu area told the AFP news agency.

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It should have been a easy clearance for Zoe Harrison, but she knocked on behind her own line and gifted Wales a five metre scrum.

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World player of the year Ellie Kildunne, who scored nine tries and gained over 300 metres more than any player in last year's tournament from full-back, like Jones, returns to the team.

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A few hundred metres away, I met men, women and children who were looking for ways to reach home, hundreds of miles away.

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Its foreign ministry said it would respond according to international law if a "square metre of Chadian territory is threatened".

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