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pentameter

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

adjective

having five metrical feet or measures

See pentameter in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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