How to pronounce measure
American English pronunciation
MEZH-er
- IPA
- /ˈmɛʒɚ/
- Syllables
- MEZH · er (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What measure means
Most people know measure in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A single bar of music, between two upright lines
In a sentence: The drummer counted four beats in each measure of the song.
Where it comes from: It comes through French from the Latin mensura, a measuring. The music meaning grew from the same word.
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