PENTAMETERS

Noun

pentameters

plural of pentameter

Anagrams

• pentametres

Source: Wiktionary


PENTAMETER

Pen*tam"e*ter, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. Penta-) + (Gr. & L.Pros.)

Definition: A verse of five feet.

Note: The dactylic pentameter consists of two parts separated by a diæresis. Each part consists of two dactyls and a long syllable. The spondee may take the place of the dactyl in the first part, but not in the second. The elegiac distich consists of the hexameter followed by the pentameter. Harkness.

Pen*tam"e*ter, a.

Definition: Having five metrical feet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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