/al'ig zan"drin, -dreen, -zahn"-/ , Pros.
n.
1. ( often l.c. ) a verse or line of poetry of twelve syllables.
adj.
2. ( often l.c. ) of or pertaining to such a verse or line.
[ 1580-90; alexandrin, after Alexandre, from the use of this meter in an Old French poem on Alexander the Great; see -INE 1 ]
/al'ig zan"drin, -dreen, -zahn"-/ , adj.
of or pertaining to Alexandria, Egypt.
[ 1490-1500; ALEXANDR(IA) + -INE 1 ]