SCANNING
\skˈanɪŋ], \skˈanɪŋ], \s_k_ˈa_n_ɪ_ŋ]\
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By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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n. Act of looking on, examining, or measuring with a critical eye;-act of measuring verse or lines of poetry with regard to the number of feet, and the length or quantity of the syllable In each foot;—also, act of reciting verse, so as to distinguish syllables and feet.
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Snake's-head
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