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pentameter

Pronunciation: /pɛnˈtæmɪtə(ɹ)/

The English word “pentameter” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A line in a poem having five metrical feet.
  2. Poetic metre in which each line has five feet.

Etymology

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

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