hexameter
pronunciation
How to pronounce hexameter in British English:
UK [hekˈsæmɪtə(r)]
How to pronounce hexameter in American English:
US [hɛkˈsæmɪtɚ]
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- Noun:
- a verse line having six metrical feet
Word Origin
- hexameter (adj.)
- 1540s, from Latin hexameter, from Greek hexametros, from hex "six" (see hexa-) + metron "meter" (see meter (n.2)). As a noun from 1570s. Related: Hexametric.
Example
- 1. Trees branch in a consistent way , leaves take their genetic form , rivers carve a sinuous route , snowflakes fall in their basic hexameter shape .