I. (ˈ)pen.|taməd.ə(r) adjective
also pen·ta·met·ric |pentə|me.trik
Etymology: pentameter from Middle French pentametre, from Greek pentametros, from penta- + -metros (from metron measure, meter); pentametric from pentameter, n. + -ic — more at measure
: having five metrical feet
II. noun
Etymology: Latin, from Greek pentametros
: a line of five metrical feet: as
a. : elegiac pentameter
b. : heroic verse 3