hexameter
hex·am·e·ter
noun \hek-ˈsa-mə-tər\Definition of HEXAMETER
: a line of verse consisting of six metrical feet
See Origin of HEXAMETER
Latin, from Greek hexametron, from neuter of hexametros having six measures, from hexa- + metron measure — more at measure
First Known Use: 1546
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