| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| meter, metre (nn.) |
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| Americans spell the unit of measure, the technical word for rhythm in poetry, and the instrument for reading pressures, meter. The British spell the instrument meter but spell the other senses metre. See SPELLING (1). | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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