common meter
noun
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(hymnody) A hymn metre characterized by a quatrain of alternating lines of iambic tetrameter and iambic trimeter.
Example: The hymn “Amazing Grace” is in common meter.
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(hymnody) A hymn metre characterized by a quatrain of alternating lines of iambic tetrameter and iambic trimeter.
Example: The hymn “Amazing Grace” is in common meter.