Septenarius

//ˌsɛp.təˈnɛəɹi.əs// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A verse having seven metrical feet.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin septēnārius (“a verse having seven metrical feet”), nominalized from the masculine forms of septēnārius (“septenary”). Doublet of septenar and septenary.

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