pentameter

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(pen tam′ət ər)

noun

  1. a line of verse containing five metrical feet or measures; esp., English iambic pentameter (Ex.: “Hĕ jésts |ăt scárs |whŏ név |ĕr félt |ă woúnd”)
  2. verse consisting of pentameters; heroic verse

Origin: L < Gr pentametros: see penta- & meter

adjective

having five metrical feet or measures

See pentameter in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A line of verse consisting of five metrical feet.
  2. English verse composed in iambic pentameter.

Origin:

Origin: Latin

Origin: , from Greek pentametros

Origin: : penta-, penta-

Origin: + metron, measure; see meter1

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