pentameter

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/pɛnˈtæmɪtə(ɹ)/

Definition of pentameter

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(countable)A line in a poem having five metrical feet.

“The best verses, more especially pentameters, are written on the principle of attracting and fixing the attention to their close.”

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noun

(countable)A line in a poem having five metrical feet.

“The best verses, more especially pentameters, are written on the principle of attracting and fixing the attention to their close.”
(countable, uncountable)Poetic metre in which each line has five feet.

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PIE word *pénkʷe From Middle French pentamètre, by surface analysis, penta- + meter.

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