pentameter
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noun \pen-ˈta-mə-tər\Definition of PENTAMETER
: a line of verse consisting of five metrical feet
See Examples of PENTAMETER
- a poem written in iambic pentameter
Origin of PENTAMETER
Latin, from Greek pentametros having five metrical feet, from penta- + metron measure — more at measure
First Known Use: 1580
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