HEPTAMETER


Meaning of HEPTAMETER in English

/ 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.