Beat
Beat noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.
Metrical unit and beat are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Metrical unit" with "Beat", this terms are similar.
Metrical unit
Metrical unit noun - (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm.
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Synonyms for Metrical unit
Beat and metrical unit are semantically related. You can use "Beat" instead a noun phrase "Metrical unit".
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Metrical unit or Beat. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/beat/metrical_unit.
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