/ hepˈtæmɪtə(r); NAmE / noun
( technical ) a line of poetry with seven stressed syllables
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: via late Latin from Greek heptametron , from hepta- seven + metron measure.
/ hepˈtæmɪtə(r); NAmE / noun
( technical ) a line of poetry with seven stressed syllables
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: via late Latin from Greek heptametron , from hepta- seven + metron measure.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005