trimeter

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10
Words With Friends
11
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈtɹɪmɪtəɹ/(US)
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/ˈtɹɪmɪtəɹ/(US) · /ˈtɹaɪmɪtəɹ/(US) · /ˈtɹɪmɪtə(ɹ)/(UK) · /ˈtɹaɪmɪtə(ɹ)/(UK)

Definition of trimeter

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A line in a poem having three metrical feet.
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noun

  1. A line in a poem having three metrical feet.
  2. a poetic metre in which each line has three feet.
    “All the rest of Aeschylus’ significant innovations are as nothing in comparison, […] the installation of the iambic trimeter as the appropriate verse of dialogue.”

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Etymology

From tri- + meter.

Anagrams of trimeter

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