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(hek sam′ə tər)

noun

a line of verse containing six metrical feet or measures; specif., the six-foot dactylic line of classical verse, the first four feet of which may be either dactyls or spondees, the fifth a dactyl, and the sixth a spondee or trochee
verse consisting of hexameters

Origin: L hexameter < Gr hexametros: see hexa- & meter

adjective

having six metrical feet or measures

Related Forms:

hexametric adjective

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noun

A line of verse consisting of six metrical feet.
In classical prosody, a line in which the first four feet are either dactylic or spondaic, the fifth dactylic, and the sixth spondaic.

Origin:

Origin: Latin

Origin: , from Greek hexametros, having six metrical feet

Origin: : hexa-, hexa-

Origin: + metron, meter; see meter¹

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Related Forms:

hexˌa·metˈric (hĕk-sə-mĕtˈrĭk), hexˌa·metˈri·cal (-rĭ-kəl) adjective

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