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alexandrine definition

al·ex·an·drine (al′ig zan′drin, -drēn′)

noun

Prosody an iambic line having normally six feet; iambic hexameter

Etymology: Fr alexandrin: so called from being used in OFr poems on Alexander (the Great)

adjective

of an alexandrine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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