Matra Definition

noun

(music) A term in Indian music referring to the smallest rhythmic unit of a tala.

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A term in Indian poetics and linguistics for the measure of the length of a syllable; equivalent to mora.

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The characteristic horizontal line drawn above characters in the Devanagari script.
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An intra-syllabic vowel symbol in Indic scripts.
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Origin of Matra

  • Sanskrit मात्रा (mātrā, “measure, small quantity”)

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Matra Sentence Examples

  • It is beautifully situated in the valley of the river Eger, an affluent of the Theiss, and on the eastern outskirts of the Matra mountains.

  • It lies on the south-western outskirts of the Matra mountains, and carries on a brisk trade in the Erlauer wine, which is produced throughout the district.

  • The Matra group is of volcanic origin, rising abruptly in the great Hungarian plain, and constitutes one of the most beautiful groups of the Carpathians; lastly, to its east extend the thicklywooded Biikk Mountains (3100 ft.).

  • The Matra group, e.g., is poorly supplied, while the outliers of the Vertes mountains towards the Danube are almost entirely wanting in streams, and have but few water sources.

  • Of a similar character was the Correspondance litteraire secrete (1774-1793), to which Matra was the chief contributor.

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Words Starting With

MMAMAT

Words Ending With

ARATRA

Unscrambles

matra

Words Starting With M and Ending With A

Starts With M & Ends With AStarts With MA & Ends With AStarts With M & Ends With RA

Word Length

5 Letter Words5 Letter Words Starting With M5 Letter Words Ending With A