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pentameter
[ pen-tam-i-ter ]
/ pɛnˈtæm ɪ tər /
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noun
a line of verse consisting of five metrical feet.
Also called elegiac pentameter. Classical Prosody. a verse consisting of two dactyls, one long syllable, two more dactyls, and another long syllable.
unrhymed verse of five iambic feet; heroic verse.
adjective
consisting of five metrical feet.
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pentameter
/ (pɛnˈtæmɪtə) /
noun
a verse line consisting of five metrical feet
(in classical prosody) a verse line consisting of two dactyls, one stressed syllable, two dactyls, and a final stressed syllable
adjective
designating a verse line consisting of five metrical feet
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