Hexameter definition
Verse written in lines of six metrical feet, especially classical verse in which the first four feet of each line are either dactylic or spondaic, the fifth dactylic, and the sixth spondaic.
noun
A single line of such verse.
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.
noun
Verse consisting of hexameters.
noun
Having six metrical feet or measures.
adjective
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Alternative Forms
Alternative Form of hexameter -
hexametre
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
hexameter
Plural:
hexametersOrigin of hexameter
- Latin from Greek hexametros having six metrical feet hexa- hexa- metron meter meter1
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Ancient Greek ἑξάμετρος (heksametros).
From Wiktionary