scansion
scan·sion
noun \ˈskan(t)-shən\Definition of SCANSION
: the analysis of verse to show its meter
See Origin of SCANSION
Late Latin scansion-, scansio, from Latin, act of climbing, from scandere
First Known Use: 1671
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