measure n. 1. a. a sufficient amount or a reasonable degree; a set limit (happy beyond measure) b. the amount of something measured 2. a tool or an instrument used for measuring; a unit of measuring 3. the measuring process 4. a plan or action (the senate proposed a measure to reduce legislative waste) 5. a. a melody or a rhythm b. musical beats; musical meter (the flutist played the song’s first measure) [Middle English mesure, from Late Latin mensurare, from Latin mensura “a measuring, a thing by which to measure.”]Which of the following statements is NOT supported by the definition above?

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