ALEXANDRINE PROSODY


Meaning of ALEXANDRINE PROSODY in English

alexandrine Prosody [ ˌalɪg'zα:ndrɪn , -ʌɪn ]

■ adjective (of a line of verse) having six iambic feet.

■ noun an alexandrine line.

Origin

C16: from Fr. alexandrin , from Alexandre referring to Alexander the Great, the subject of an OFr. poem in this metre.

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