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hexametric

Variant of hexameter

noun

  1. 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
  2. verse consisting of hexameters

adjective

having six metrical feet or measures

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