Hyphenation of metre

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word metre? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

me-tre

Definitions of metre:

1.	The basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
2.	(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
3.	Rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration

Synonyms of metre:

noun	meter, m, metric linear unit
noun	meter, measure, beat, cadence, poetic rhythm, rhythmic pattern, prosody
noun	meter, time, rhythmicity

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.