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Word: Pentameter
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 16th century: via Latin from Greek pentametros(see penta-, -meter)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pɛnˈtamɪtə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a line of verse consisting of five metrical feet, or (in Greek and Latin verse) of two halves each of two feet and a long syllable.
Short Definition:line of verse consisting of five metrical feet, or in Greek and Latin verse of two halves
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