Definition of
Scansion
- (noun, communication) analysis of verse into metrical patterns
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Origin of the word Scansion
- 1671, "action of marking off of verse in metric feet," from L.L. scansionem (nom. scansio), from L., "act of climbing," from scandere "to climb" (see scan). more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper
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