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单词 metronomy
释义

metronomyn.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: metronome n., -y suffix3.
Etymology: < metronome n. + -y suffix3. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (metrǫ·nŏmi) /mɛˈtrɒnəmɪ/.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
The measurement of time by a metronome.
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1850 J. Ogilvie Imperial Dict. Metronomy, the measuring of time by an instrument.
1927–9 H. Wheeler Waverley Children's Dict. V. 2753/1 The marking of time metronomically,..or by metronome, is very accurate, and is called metronomy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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