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heroic meter

heroic meter noun: the dactylic hexameter.

Noun

heroic meter (plural heroic meters)

  1. The dactylic hexameter.

Forms of heroic meter

pluralheroic meters

Origin of heroic meter

From its use in heroic verse.

Questions about heroic meter

What does heroic meter mean?
Heroic meter means the dactylic hexameter.
What part of speech is heroic meter?
Heroic meter is a noun.
What is the plural of heroic meter?
The plural of heroic meter is heroic meters.

Words near heroic meter in the dictionary

  1. heroic doses
  2. heroic epic
  3. heroic epics
  4. heroic medicine
  5. heroic medicines
  6. heroic meter
  7. heroic meters
  8. heroic verse
  9. heroic verses
  10. heroical
  11. heroically

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