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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

/ ˌmɒnəʊˈmɛtrɪkəl, 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

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

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

A line made of one foot is called monometer.

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

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