alexandrine

al·ex·an·drine also Al·ex·an·drine  (lg-zndrn)

n.

1. A line of English verse composed in iambic hexameter, usually with a caesura after the third foot.

2. A line of French verse consisting of 12 syllables with a caesura usually falling after the sixth syllable.

adj.

Characterized by or composed in either of these meters.

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[French alexandrin, from Old French, from Alexandre, title of a romance about Alexander the Great that was written in this meter.]

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Alexandrine [ˌælɪgˈzændraɪn -drɪn -ˈzɑːn-] Prosody

n

(Literature / Poetry) a line of verse having six iambic feet, usually with a caesura after the third foot

adj

(Literature / Poetry) of, characterized by, or written in Alexandrines

[from French alexandrin, from Alexandre, title of 15th-century poem written in this metre]

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Alexandrine

an iambic hexameter, or iambic verse with six feet.

See also: Verse

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Alexandrine - (prosody) a line of verse that has six iambic feet metrics, prosody - the study of poetic meter and the art of versification line of poetry, line of verse - a single line of words in a poem

Translations

alexandrine [ˌælɪgˈzændraɪn] N → alejandrino m

alexandrine

n → Alexandriner m

adj → alexandrinisch