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scansion

scan·sion

UK/ˈskæn.ʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

analysis of verse into metrical patterns

Origin

From Late Latin scansiōnem, accusative singular of scansiō (“the act of climbing”), from scandō (“to climb”).

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