Sexameter

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of hexameter. rare

    "The poem which is written in sexameters, is an invocation to the Redeemer and the Blessed Virgin Mary, and in it the pope solemnly bids farewell to all Christians."

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hexameter

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"The poem which is written in sexameters, is an invocation to the Redeemer and the Blessed Virgin Mary, and in it the pope solemnly bids farewell to all Christians."

Etymology

From sexa- + meter. Piecewise doublet of hexameter.

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