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hendecameter

hendecameter noun: a line of verse containing eleven metrical feet.

Noun

hendecameter (plural hendecameters)

  1. (rare) A line of verse containing eleven metrical feet.

Forms of hendecameter

pluralhendecameters

Origin of hendecameter

From hendeca- + meter.

Questions about hendecameter

What does hendecameter mean?
Hendecameter means a line of verse containing eleven metrical feet.
What part of speech is hendecameter?
Hendecameter is a noun.
What is the plural of hendecameter?
The plural of hendecameter is hendecameters.

Words near hendecameter in the dictionary

  1. hendecagrams
  2. hendecahedra
  3. hendecahedral
  4. hendecahedron
  5. hendecahedrons
  6. hendecameter
  7. hendecameters
  8. hendecane
  9. hendecanes
  10. hendecanol
  11. hendecasyllabic

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