PENTAMETER


Meaning of PENTAMETER in English

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

noun

Etymology: Latin, from Greek pentametros having five metrical feet, from penta- + metron measure — more at measure

Date: 1580

: a line of verse consisting of five metrical feet

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