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Meaning of hexameter in English
Pronunciation
/hɛkˈsæmədər/
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Noun
hexameter
Etymology
late Middle English: from Latin, from Greek hexametros‘of six measures’ (from hex‘six’ + metron‘measure’)
Definitions
1.
a verse line having six metrical feet