DECAMETER


Meaning of DECAMETER in English

n.

Pronunciation: de- ' ka-m ə -t ə r, d ə -

Function: noun

Etymology: Greek dekametron, from deka- + metron measure, meter

Date: 1821

: a line of verse consisting of 10 metrical feet

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