• Hexameter

    Pronunciation

    • Hyphenation: he + xa + me + ter

    Alternative forms

    Origin

    From Ancient Greek ἑξάμετρος.

    Full definition of hexameter

    Noun

    hexameter

    (countable and uncountable; plural hexameters)
    1. (countable) a line in a poem having six metrical feet
    2. (uncountable) a poetic metre in which each line has six feet
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