I. hekˈsaməd.ə(r), -mətə- noun
Etymology: Latin, from Greek hexametron, from neuter of hexametros
: a line of six metrical feet or of six dipodies: as
a. : the six-foot dactylic line of Greek and Latin epic poetry in which the first four feet are dactyls or spondees, the fifth a dactyl, and the sixth a spondee (as in Vergil's “Arma virumque cano Trojae qui primus ab oris”)
b. : the six-foot dactylic line of English poetry (as in Coleridge's “Strongly it bears us along on swelling and limitless billows”)
II. (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
Etymology: Latin, from Greek hexametros of six meters, from hexa- + -metros (akin to metron measure) — more at measure
1. : having six metrical feet — used especially of dactylic or spondaic verse
2. : having six dipodies — used especially of classical iambic, trochaic, or anapestic verse