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metronome
met·ro·nome [ méttrə nm ] (plural met·ro·nomes)


noun 
Definition:
 
device to mark time: a device used to indicate a given tempo by means of a regularly recurring aural or visual signal
[Early 19th century. < Greek metron "measure, meter" + nomos "rule, division"]

met·ro·nom·ic [ mèttrə nómmik ] adjective
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