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English Dictionary: metronome by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
metronome
n
  1. clicking pendulum indicates the exact tempo of a piece of music
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Metronome \Met"ro*nome\, n. [Gr. [?] measure + [?] distribute,
      assign: cf. F. m[82]tronome, It. metronomo.]
      An instrument consisting of a short pendulum with a sliding
      weight. It is set in motion by clockwork, and serves to
      measure time in music.
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