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Predecessor of SI encapsulated by metres and things like that (6)

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metric

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(Other definitions for metric that I've seen before include "Successor to imperial (system)" , "Like some feet" , "System using litre and gram as units" , "Relating to poetic rhythm" , "Like decimal measuring system" .)

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