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Noun

1. 1
   A composition in metrical form; a versification. countable, uncountable

   "Should I flounder awhile without a tumble / Thro' this metrification of Catullus, […]"

2. 2
   the act of changing from imperial units of measurement to metric units: meters, grams, seconds wordnet
3. 3
   Metrication. Canada, US, countable, uncountable
4. 4
   writing a metrical composition (or the metrical structure of a composition) wordnet

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metrication

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"Should I flounder awhile without a tumble / Thro' this metrification of Catullus, […]"

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