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Pentameter

//pɛnˈtæmɪtə(ɹ)// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A line in a poem having five metrical feet. countable

    "The best verses, more especially pentameters, are written on the principle of attracting and fixing the attention to their close."

  2. 2
    a verse line having five metrical feet wordnet
  3. 3
    Poetic metre in which each line has five feet. countable, uncountable

Etymology

PIE word *pénkʷe From Middle French pentamètre, by surface analysis, penta- + meter.

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