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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024metr-, - var. of metro- 2 before a vowel:metralgia.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024met•ro1 /ˈmɛtroʊ/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ros. [often: Metro]- Transportthe underground railway of certain cities, as Washington, D.C., and Paris, France:[countable] Compare the metros in both cities.[uncountable]You can get there by metro.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024met•ro1 (me′trō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ros. (often cap.) - Transportthe underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- Transportsubway (def. 1).
- French métro, short for chemin de fer métropolitain metropolitan railroad
- 1900–05
met•ro2 (me′trō),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -ros. [Informal.]adj. - Informal Termsmetropolitan (defs. 1, 2).
n. - Informal Termsmetropolis (defs. 1, 2).
- Informal Terms, British Terms(often cap.) [Chiefly Canadian.]the government or jurisdiction of a large city.
- 1900–05; by shortening; or independent use of metro-3
metro-1 , - a combining form meaning "measure,'' used in the formation of compound words:metronome.
- combining form representing Greek métron measure
metro-2 , - a combining form meaning "uterus,'' used in the formation of compound words:metrorrhagia.
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] metr-. - combining form representing Greek mé̄tra womb
metro-3 : - a combining form representing metropolis or metropolitan in compound words:metroflight;metroland;Metroliner.
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