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tetrameter definition

te·tram·eter (te tram′ət ər)

noun

  1. a line of verse containing four metrical feet or measures
  2. verse consisting of tetrameters

Etymology: LL tetrametrus < Gr tetrametros: see tetra- & meter

adjective

having four metrical feet or measures

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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