SEPTENARIUS


Meaning of SEPTENARIUS in English

[ ˌsɛptɪ'nɛ:rɪəs ]

■ noun ( plural septenarii -rɪʌɪ ) Prosody a verse line of seven feet, especially a trochaic or iambic tetrameter catalectic.

Origin

C19: from L., from septeni 'in sevens'.

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