Oxford Dictionary English scansion nounnoun BrE BrE//ˈskænʃn// ; NAmE NAmE//ˈskænʃn// [uncountable] (specialist) Poetry Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsthe rhythm of a line of poetry Wordfinderpoetrycouplet, image, lyric, poetry, recite, refrain, rhyme, scansion, stanza, verse See related entries: Poetry Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin scansio(n-), from scandere ‘to climb’; compare with scan.See scansion in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: scansion oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com
