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Word: Hexameter
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin, from Greek hexametros ‘of six measures’ (from hex ‘six’ + metron ‘measure’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
hɛkˈsamɪtə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a line of verse consisting of six metrical feet.
Short Definition:line of verse consisting of six metrical feet
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