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pentameter

/pɛnˈtæmɪtə(ɹ)/

pentameter noun: a line in a poem having five metrical feet.

Noun

pentameter (countable and uncountable, plural pentameters)

  1. (countable) A line in a poem having five metrical feet.
    • The best verses, more especially pentameters, are written on the principle of attracting and fixing the attention to their close.1822, Robert Bland, Elements of Latin Hexameters and Pentameters, third edition, London: John Robinson, page vi
  2. Poetic metre in which each line has five feet.

pentameter meaning in Tamil

pentameter in Tamil

ஐஞ்சீரடி

Forms of pentameter

pluralpentameters
alternative formpentametre

Origin of pentameter

PIE word *pénkʷe From Middle French pentamètre, by surface analysis, penta- + meter.

Words formed from pentameter

Questions about pentameter

What does pentameter mean?
Pentameter means a line in a poem having five metrical feet.
What is pentameter in Tamil?
Pentameter in Tamil is ஐஞ்சீரடி. See Pentameter meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pentameter?
Pentameter is a noun.
How do you pronounce pentameter?
Pentameter is pronounced /pɛnˈtæmɪtə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of pentameter?
The plural of pentameter is pentameters.

Words near pentameter in the dictionary

  1. pentameroids
  2. pentamerous
  3. pentamerously
  4. pentamers
  5. pentamery
  6. pentameter
  7. pentameters
  8. pentamethyl
  9. pentamethylbenzene
  10. pentamethylbenzenes
  11. pentamethylcyclopentadiene

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