heptameter

[ hep-tam-i-ter ]

noun

, Prosody.

1. a verse of seven metrical feet.

heptameter

/ hɛpˈtæmɪtə; ˌhɛptəˈmɛtrɪkəl /

noun

1. prosody a verse line of seven metrical feet

Derived Forms

• heptametrical, adjective

Other Words From

• hep·ta·met·ri·cal [hep-t, uh, -, me, -tri-k, uh, l], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of heptameter¹

1895–1900; < Medieval Latin heptametrum < Greek heptámetron a verse of seven feet. See hepta-, meter ²

Example Sentences

Verses of seven and eight feet are rare; they are called heptameter and octameter, respectively.

From Project Gutenberg

The heptameter is usually divided into a tetrameter and a trimeter; the octameter, into two tetrameters.

From Project Gutenberg

Lumsden does not vary his measure, but preserves the iambic heptameter throughout.

From Project Gutenberg