monometer
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- monometric adjective
- monometrical adjective
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
Example Sentences
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In like manner we have trochaic monometer, dimeter, trimeter, tetrameter, pentameter, and 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)
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)
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