common measure com·mon·mea·sure uncommon noun 1. a time signature indicating four beats to the bar Synonymscommon timefour-four timequadruple timecommon measure 2. an integer that divides two (or more) other integers evenly Synonymscommon divisorcommon factorcommon measure 3. the usual (iambic) meter of a ballad Synonymscommon measurecommon meter Related words Broader terms meterdivisormusical time Narrower terms greatest common divisor WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.
