Alexandrine

¹ American  

[al-ig-zan-drin, -dreen, -zahn-] / ˌæl ɪgˈzæn drɪn, -drin, -ˈzɑn- /

Or alexandrine

noun

1. a verse or line of poetry of twelve syllables.

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adjective

1. of or relating to such a verse or line.

Alexandrine ² American  

[al-ig-zan-drin, -dreen, -zahn-] / ˌæl ɪgˈzæn drɪn, -drin, -ˈzɑn- /

adjective

1. of or relating to Alexandria, Egypt.

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Alexandrine British  

/ -ˈzɑːn-, ˌælɪɡˈzændraɪn, -drɪn /

noun

1. a line of verse having six iambic feet, usually with a caesura after the third foot

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adjective

1. of, characterized by, or written in Alexandrines

Etymology

Origin of Alexandrine¹

First recorded in 1580–90; from Middle French alexandrin, after Alexandre, from the use of this meter in an Old French poem on Alexander the Great ( def. ); see -ine ¹

Origin of Alexandrine²

First recorded in 1490–1500; Alexandr(ia) + -ine ¹