single time

noun — 2 senses

single time

noun

1

Human sciences, Linguistics, Phonology, Prosody, Sciences Obsolete A syllable, considered as a metrical unit or unit of time.

2

Human sciences, Linguistics, Phonology, Prosody, Sciences Obsolete A metrical unit equivalent to the duration of a short syllable.

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