dimeter

(dimə tər)

noun

  1. a line of verse containing two metrical feet
  2. verse consisting of dimeters

Origin: LL < Gr dimetros < di-, two + metron, a measure

adjective

having two metrical feet

See dimeter in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A line of verse consisting of two metrical feet.
  2. A line of verse consisting of two measures of two feet each, especially one in iambic, trochaic, or anapestic meter in classical prosody.

Origin:

Origin: Late Latin dimeter, dimetrus, having two verses

Origin: , from Greek dimetros

Origin: : di-, two; see di-1

Origin: + metron, meter; see meter1

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