te·tram·e·ter (t -tr m  -t r)n. 1. A line of verse consisting of four metrical feet. 2. A line of verse consisting of four measures of two feet each, especially one in iambic, trochaic, or anapestic meter in classical prosody. [Late Latin tetrametrus, from Greek tetrametron, from neuter of tetrametros, having four measures : tetra-, tetra- + -metron, measure; see -meter.] te·tram e·ter adj. |
tetrameter [tɛˈtræmɪtə]
n Prosody
1. (Literature / Poetry) a line of verse consisting of four metrical feet
2. (Literature / Poetry) a verse composed of such lines
3. (Literature / Poetry) (in classical prosody) a line of verse composed of four dipodies
tetrameter
1. a verse of four feet.
2. Classical Prosody. a verse consisting of four dipodies in trochaic, iambic, or anapestic meter. — tetrameter, adj.
See also: Verse
2. Classical Prosody. a verse consisting of four dipodies in trochaic, iambic, or anapestic meter. — tetrameter, adj.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | tetrameter - a verse line having four metrical feet verse line, verse - a line of metrical text |
Translations
tetrameter
n (Liter) → Tetrameter m
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