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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (standard) /ˈmɛ.trɨ.ka/
  • IPA(key): (colloquial; common in casual speech) /mɛˈtrɨ.ka/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨka
  • Syllabification: me‧try‧ka

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Latin mātrīcula.

Noun

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metryka f

  1. certificate, document
  2. pedigree (list or record of ancestors)
    Synonym: rodowód
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Latin metrica.

Noun

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metryka f

  1. metrics (study of measurement)
  2. metrics (study of metrical verse)
  3. metric, measure
  4. (mathematics) metric
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Further reading

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  • metryka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • metryka in Polish dictionaries at PWN