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Definitions for Hexameter
[1] a dactylic line of six feet, as in Greek and Latin epic poetry, in which the first four feet are dactyls or spondees, the fifth is ordinarily a dactyl, and the last is a trochee or spondee, with a caesura usually following the long syllable in the third foot.
[2] any line of verse in six feet, as in English poetry.
[3] consisting of six metrical feet.
[4] a verse line consisting of six metrical feet
[5] (in Greek and Latin epic poetry) a verse line of six metrical feet, of which the first four are usually dactyls or spondees, the fifth almost always a dactyl, and the sixth a spondee or trochee
Words nearby Hexameter
hexahydroxycyclohexane, hexamer, hexameral, hexameron, hexamerous, hexameter, hexamethonium, hexamethylene, hexamethylenetetramine, hexamine, hexanaphthene
Origin of Hexameter
1540–50; < Latin < Greek hexámetros of six measures, equivalent to hexa- hexa- + métr(on ) measure + -os adj. suffix
Other words from Hexameter
hex·a·met·ric [hek-suh -me -trik] /ˌhɛk səˈmɛ trɪk/ , hex·a·met·ri·cal , hex·am·e·tral , adjective