TETRAMETER


Meaning of TETRAMETER in English

[ tɪ'tramɪtə ]

■ noun Prosody a verse of four measures.

Origin

C17: from late L. tetrametrus , from Gk tetrametros , from tetra- 'four' + metron 'measure'.

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