OCTAMETER


Meaning of OCTAMETER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ äk-ˈta-mə-tər ]

noun

Etymology: Late Latin, having eight feet, from Late Greek oktametros, from okta- + metron measure — more at measure

Date: 1889

: a line of verse consisting of eight metrical feet

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