scansion
noun/ˈskænʃn/
/ˈskænʃn/
[uncountable] (specialist)- the rhythm of a line of poetryTopics Literature and writingc2Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin scansio(n-), from scandere ‘to climb’; compare with scan.
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