HEXAMETER


Meaning of HEXAMETER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ hek-ˈsa-mə-tər ]

noun

Etymology: Latin, from Greek hexametron, from neuter of hexametros having six measures, from hexa- + metron measure — more at measure

Date: 1546

: a line of verse consisting of six metrical feet

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