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com·mon mea·sure
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Princeton's WordNet
common time, four-four time, quadruple time, common measurenoun
a time signature indicating four beats to the bar
common divisor, common factor, common measurenoun
an integer that divides two (or more) other integers evenly
common measure, common meternoun
the usual (iambic) meter of a ballad
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common measure
Common metre or common measure—abbreviated as C. M. or CM—is a poetic metre consisting of four lines that alternate between iambic tetrameter (four metrical feet per line) and iambic trimeter (three metrical feet per line), with each foot consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. The metre is denoted by the syllable count of each line, i.e. 8.6.8.6, 86.86, or 86 86, depending on style, or by its shorthand abbreviation "CM". Common metre has been used for ballads such as "Tam Lin" and hymns such as "Amazing Grace" and the Christmas carol "O Little Town of Bethlehem". The upshot of this commonality is that lyrics of one song can be sung to the tune of another; for example, "Advance Australia Fair", "House of the Rising Sun", Pokémon Theme and "Amazing Grace" can have their lyrics set to the tune of any of the others. Historically, lyrics were not always wedded to tunes and would therefore be sung to any fitting melody; "Amazing Grace", for instance, was not set to the tune "New Britain" (with which it is most commonly associated today) until fifty-six years after its initial publication in 1779.
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common measure
A common measure is a standard unit (such as length, weight, volume, time etc.) that can be used to quantify or evaluate two or more items or entities. This allows for a comparison or assessment to be made between these items or entities. This term can be used in a variety of fields such as mathematics, music, physics, economics and more.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of common measure in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of common measure in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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