decameter
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noun \ˈde-kə-ˌmē-tər\Definition of DECAMETER
Origin of DECAMETER
French décamètre, from déca- + mètre meter
First Known Use: 1810
2de·cam·e·ter
noun \de-ˈka-mə-tər, də-\Definition of DECAMETER
: a line of verse consisting of 10 metrical feet
Origin of DECAMETER
Greek dekametron, from deka- + metron measure, meter
First Known Use: 1821
Rhymes with DECAMETER
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