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Alexandrine
(noun) (prosody) a line of verse that has six iambic feet
Source: WordNet® 3.1
So called from its use in old French poems on Alexander the Great.
alexandrine (plural alexandrines)
A line of poetic meter having twelve syllables, usually divided into two or three equal parts.
An Alexandrine parrot or parakeet.
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
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
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