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ALEXANDRINE
Alexandrine
(noun) (prosody) a line of verse that has six iambic feet
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
So called from its use in old French poems on Alexander the Great.
Noun
alexandrine (plural alexandrines)
A line of poetic meter having twelve syllables, usually divided into two or three equal parts.
An Alexandrine parrot or parakeet.
Adjective
Alexandrine (comparative more Alexandrine, superlative most Alexandrine)
Belonging to Alexandria; Alexandrian.
Source: Wiktionary
Al`ex*an"drine, a.
Definition: Belonging to Alexandria; Alexandrian. Bancroft.
Al`ex*an"drine, n. Etym: [F. alexandrin.]
Definition: A kind of verse consisting in English of twelve syllables. The needless Alexandrine ends the song, That, like a wounded snake, drags its slow length along. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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