ˌpen(t)thəˈmimə(r) noun
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Etymology: Late Latin penthemimeres, penthemimeris, from Greek penthēmimerēs, from penta- + hēmimerēs halved, from hēmi- hemi- + meros part — more at merit
: a group of five half feet in Greek and Latin prosody : a catalectic colon of two and a half feet
• pen·the·mim·er·al | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|mimərəl adjective