Latin A-Level
Metrical feet
What Metrical feet means in Latin A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Metrical feet
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The units into which a line of Latin verse is divided when its metrical pattern is marked.
Topics that use Metrical feet
- 2c. Content of Unseen Translation (H443/01) (OCR A-Level)
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