IAMBIC PENTAMETER

Meaning of IAMBIC PENTAMETER in English

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Then he began a speech, and it could have been iambic pentameter .

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IAMBIC PENTAMETER — iˌambic penˈtameter BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] a common pattern of beats in English poetry, in which each line …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
IAMBIC — adj [Pros.] iambic
Interlingua English vocab
IAMBIC — n. iamb; a. iambic
English interlingue dictionary
PENTAMETER — noun see: measure Date: 1580 a line of verse consisting of five metrical feet
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
IAMBIC — adjective or noun see: iamb
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PENTAMETER — I. (ˈ)pen.|taməd.ə(r) adjective also pen·ta·met·ric |pentə|me.trik Etymology: pentameter from Middle French pentametre, from Greek pentametros, from penta- + -metros (from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IAMBIC — I. īˈambik, -bēk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin iambicus, adjective 1. : iamb 2. : a piece of usually …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PENTAMETER — (a.) Having five metrical feet.
Английский словарь Webster
PENTAMETER — (n.) A verse of five feet.
Английский словарь Webster
IAMBIC — (n.) A satirical poem (such poems having been anciently written in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon.
Английский словарь Webster
IAMBIC — (n.) A verse composed of iambic feet.
Английский словарь Webster
IAMBIC — (n.) An iambic foot; an iambus.
Английский словарь Webster
IAMBIC — (a.) Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic verse; iambic meter. See Lambus.
Английский словарь Webster
IAMBIC — (a.) Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented; …
Английский словарь Webster
PENTAMETER — ( n. ) A verse of five feet.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PENTAMETER — ( a. ) Having five metrical feet.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
IAMBIC — ( n. ) An iambic foot; an iambus.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
IAMBIC — ( n. ) A verse composed of iambic feet.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
IAMBIC — ( n. ) A satirical poem (such poems having been anciently written in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
IAMBIC — ( a. ) Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic verse; iambic meter. See Lambus.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
IAMBIC — ( a. ) Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PENTAMETER — — pentametrist , n. /pen tam"i teuhr/ , Pros. n. 1. a line of verse consisting of five metrical feet. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
IAMBIC — — iambically , adv. /uy am"bik/ , adj. 1. Pros. a. pertaining to the iamb. b. consisting of or employing …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PENTAMETER — n. line containing five feet (Poetry)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
IAMBIC — adj. of or pertaining to or composed of iambics (poetic foot consisting of two syllables)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
IAMBIC — n. (Poetry) iambus, foot consisting of two syllables (the first syllable is long and the second short or the first …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
IAMBIC — see iamb
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PENTAMETER — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek pentametros having five metrical feet, from penta- + metron measure — more at measure Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PENTAMETER — noun a verse of five feet. 2. pentameter ·adj having five metrical feet.
Webster English vocab
IAMBIC — noun a verse composed of iambic feet. 2. iambic ·noun an iambic foot; an iambus. 3. iambic ·noun a satirical …
Webster English vocab
PENTAMETER — [ pɛn'tamɪtə ] ■ noun Prosody a line of verse consisting of five metrical feet, or (in Greek and Latin …
Concise Oxford English vocab
IAMBIC — [ ʌɪ'ambɪk ] ■ adjective Prosody of or using iambuses. ■ noun ( ~s ) verse using iambuses.
Concise Oxford English vocab
PENTAMETER — [pen.tam.e.ter] n [L, fr. Gk pentametros having five metrical feet, fr. penta- + metron measure--more at measure] (1589): a line …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PENTAMETER — in poetry, a line of verse containing five metrical feet. In English verse, in which pentameter has been the predominant …
Britannica English vocabulary
PENTAMETER — pentameter BrE AmE pen ˈtæm ɪt ə -ət- AmE \ -ət̬ ə r ▷ pentameter|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
IAMBIC — iambic BrE AmE aɪ ˈæm bɪk ▷ iambic|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PENTAMETER — / penˈtæmɪtə(r); NAmE / noun [ C , U ] ( technical ) a line of poetry with five stressed …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IAMBIC — / aɪˈæmbɪk; NAmE / adjective ( technical ) ( of rhythm in poetry ) in which one weak or short …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PENTAMETER — pen ‧ tam ‧ e ‧ ter /penˈtæmətə, penˈtæmɪtə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] a line of …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
IAMBIC — See main entry: ↑ iamb
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PENTAMETER — n. 1 a verse of five feet, e.g. English iambic verse of ten syllables. 2 a form of Gk or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
IAMBIC — adj. & n. Prosody --adj. of or using iambuses. --n. (usu. in pl.) iambic verse. [F iambique f. LL iambicus …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PENTAMETER — n. 1 a verse of five feet, e.g. English iambic verse of ten syllables. 2 a form of Gk or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
IAMBIC — adj. & n. Prosody adj. of or using iambuses. n. (usu. in pl.) iambic verse. [ F iambique f. LL …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PENTAMETER — n.1 a verse of five feet, e.g. English iambic verse of ten syllables. 2 a form of Gk or Latin …
Oxford English vocab
IAMBIC — adj. & n. Prosody --adj. of or using iambuses. --n. (usu. in pl.) iambic verse. Etymology: F iambique f. LL …
Oxford English vocab
PENTAMETER — ( pentameters) In literary criticism, a pentameter is a line of poetry that has five strong beats in it. ( …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PENTAMETER — (~s) In literary criticism, a ~ is a line of poetry that has five strong beats in it. (TECHNICAL) N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PENTAMETER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES iambic pentameter EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ It is written in basic pentameter with exactly ten …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IAMBIC — Synonyms and related words : Alexandrine, accent, accentuation, amphibrach, amphimacer, anacrusis, anapest, antispast, antispastic, arsis, bacchius, beat, cadence, cadenced, caesura, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PENTAMETER — Similar to a centameter, but with five sides. Example: The mayor's office decided that pentameters would be the standard unit …
Slang English vocab
IAMBIC — n. 1. Iambus. 2. Iambic verse.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
PENTAMETER — сущ.; просодика пентаметр (стихотворный размер) (стихосложение) пентаметр pentameter прос. пентаметр
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
IAMBIC — 1. сущ. ямбический стих 2. прил. ямбический (стихосложение) ямбический стих - to write in *s писать ямбическим стихом (стихосложение) ямбический …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PENTAMETER — Пентаметр
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PENTAMETER — pentameter.ogg penʹtæmıtə n стих. пентаметр
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
IAMBIC — 1. aıʹæmbık n преим. pl стих. ямбический стих to write in iambics - писать ямбическим стихом 2. aıʹæmbık a стих. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PENTAMETER — пентаметр
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PENTAMETER — (n) пентаметр
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PENTAMETER — n стих. пентаметр
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PENTAMETER — n стих. пентаметр
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
IAMBIC — 1. aıʹæmbık n преим. pl стих. ямбический стих to write in iambics - писать ямбическим стихом 2. aıʹæmbık a стих. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PENTAMETER — сущ.; просодика пентаметр (стихотворный размер) (стихосложение) пентаметр pentameter прос. пентаметр
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

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