PENTAMETER


Meaning of PENTAMETER in English

[ pɛn'tamɪtə ]

■ noun Prosody a line of verse consisting of five metrical feet, or (in Greek and Latin verse) of two halves each of two feet and a long syllable.

Origin

C16: via L. from Gk pentametros (see penta- , -meter ).

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.