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pentameter

pen·ta·me·ter

UK/pɛnˈtæmɪtə(ɹ)/ uncommon

noun

1.

a verse line having five metrical feet

Origin

PIE word *pénkʷe From Middle French pentamètre, by surface analysis, penta- + meter.

Phrases

  • elegiac pentameter
  • iambic pentameter

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