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Meton is an English word starting with the letter M. With 5 example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.

Rare word

Meton in a sentence

Related words

Meton | Metonic | Metonymy | Metonymic | Metonym | Metonymically

Context around Meton

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

introduced 1×

Sentence patterns with Meton

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

cycle of meton was 6 1× meton s cycle 1× meton s discovery 1× well before meton 1× when meton introduced the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

meton s cycle 1× meton s discovery 1× the babylonians seem 1× the length of 1× when meton introduced 1×

Common sentence endings:

by babylonian astronomers 1× mean julian year 1× number of days 1× regular intercalation scheme 1× well before meton 1×

Words around Meton

Just before it in the word index:

metolius 2 metohija 3 meto 3 metmalaysia 3 metlife 206 metlakatla 6

Just after it in the word index:

metonic 9 metonym 3 metonymic 5 metonymically 2 metonymy 7 metoo 33

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aapp 7 aarne 7 aaronic 7 aasa 7

Corpus analysis for Meton

  • In this selection, "meton" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 17.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, introduced stand out and add context to how "meton" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include cycle of meton was 6 and meton s cycle. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "meton" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aapp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with meton

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Meton's discovery made it possible to propose a regular intercalation scheme. (12 words)

The Babylonians seem to have introduced this scheme around 500 BC, thus well before Meton. (15 words)

When Meton introduced the cycle around 432 BC, it was already known by Babylonian astronomers. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Meton 's cycle had an integer number of days, although Metonic cycle often means its use without an integer number of days. (22 words)

The length of nineteen years in the cycle of Meton was 6,940 days, six hours longer than the mean Julian year. (22 words)

The Babylonians seem to have introduced this scheme around 500 BC, thus well before Meton. (15 words)

Example sentences (5)

Meton 's cycle had an integer number of days, although Metonic cycle often means its use without an integer number of days.

Meton's discovery made it possible to propose a regular intercalation scheme.

The Babylonians seem to have introduced this scheme around 500 BC, thus well before Meton.

The length of nineteen years in the cycle of Meton was 6,940 days, six hours longer than the mean Julian year.

When Meton introduced the cycle around 432 BC, it was already known by Babylonian astronomers.

Frequently asked questions

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