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pentameters

pentameters is the plural of pentameter.

Meaning of pentameter

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.

Phrases with pentameters

Questions about pentameters

What is pentameters the plural of?
Pentameters is the plural of pentameter.

Words near pentameters in the dictionary

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

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