Metrification refers to the process of converting measurements, systems, or even written works into a metric or structured format. In North American usage it often describes the shift from imperial to metric measurement — the kind of thing governments wrestle with for decades. In a literary sense, metrification means reshaping prose or irregular verse into a regular metrical pattern. Either way, it implies imposing an organized, standardized framework onto something previously loose or inconsistent.
The metrification of Canadian road signage was a gradual process that took most of the 1970s to complete.
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A composition in metrical form; a versification.
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(Canada, US) A metrication.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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