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monometer

American

[muh-nom-i-ter] / məˈnɒm ɪ tər /

noun

Prosody.

a line of verse of one measure or foot.

monometer British

/ mɒˈnɒmɪtə /

noun

prosody a line of verse consisting of one metrical foot

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Etymology

Origin of monometer

1840–50; < Late Latin: composed in one meter < Greek monómetros, equivalent to mono- mono- + métr ( on ) meter ² + -os adj. suffix

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monometer

A line made of one foot is called monometer.

From English: Composition and Literature by W. F. (William Franklin) Webster

In like manner we have anapestic lines of all lengths from monometer to hexameter.

From Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism by F. V. N. (Franklin Verzelius Newton) Painter

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