/ ˌælɪgˈzɑːndrɪn; -aɪn; NAmE -ˈzæn-/ adjective
( technical ) ( of lines of poetry ) containing six iambic feet
► alex·an·drine noun
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from French alexandrin , from Alexandre , referring to Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), the subject of an Old French poem in this metre.