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MIURUS

\mˈɪjuːɹəs], \mˈɪjuːɹəs], \m_ˈɪ_j_uː_ɹ_ə_s]\

Definitions of MIURUS

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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m[=i]-[=u]'rus, n. a dactylic hexameter with short penultimate syllable. [Gr. meiouros, curtailed, mei[=o]n, less, oura, a tail.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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