TETRAMETER

tetrameter

(noun) a verse line having four metrical feet

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tetrameter (countable and uncountable, plural tetrameters)

(poetry) A line in a poem having four metrical feet.

(prosody) A poetic metre in which each line has four feet.

Anagrams

• tetrametre

Source: Wiktionary


Te*tram"e*ter, n. Etym: [L. tetrametrus, Gr. Tetra-) + tétramètre.] (GR. & Latin Pros.)

Definition: A verse or line consisting of four measures, that is, in iambic, trochaic, and anapestic verse, of eight feet; in other kinds of verse, of four feet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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