pentameter

pen·tam·e·ter

 (pĕn-tăm′ĭ-tər)

n.

1. Verse written in lines of five metrical feet.

2. A single line of such verse.

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[Latin, from Greek pentametros : penta-, penta- + metron, measure; see meter¹.]

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pentameter

(pɛnˈtæmɪtə)

n

1. (Poetry) a verse line consisting of five metrical feet

2. (Poetry) (in classical prosody) a verse line consisting of two dactyls, one stressed syllable, two dactyls, and a final stressed syllable

adj

(Poetry) designating a verse line consisting of five metrical feet

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pen•tam•e•ter

(pɛnˈtæm ɪ tər)
n.

1. a line of verse consisting of five metrical feet.

2. unrhymed verse of five iambic feet; English heroic verse.

adj.

3. consisting of five metrical feet.

[1540–50; < Latin pentametrus < Greek pentámetros. See penta-, meter²]

pen•tam′e•trist, n.

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pentameter

a verse of five metrical feet.

See also: Verse

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pentameter

A meter of five feet to the line.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pentameter - a verse line having five metrical feet verse line, verse - a line of metrical text

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Translations

pentametro

pentameter

[penˈtæmɪtəʳ] N → pentámetro m

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pentameter

n → Pentameter m

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pentameter

[pɛntˈæmɪtəʳ] n → pentametro

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