trimetern.adj.

Brit.

/ˈtrɪmᵻtə/,

/ˈtrʌɪˌmiːtə/, U.S.

/ˈtrɪmədər/

Forms: Also 1500s trymeter, 1700s trimetre.

Etymology: < Latin trimetrus adjective and noun, < Greek τρίμετρος adjective, < τρι- tri- comb. form + μέτρον measure (see metre n.¹).

Prosody.

A. n.

A verse of three measures; i.e. in trochaics, iambics, or anapæstics, of three dipodies (= six feet); in other rhythms, of three feet; esp. the iambic trimeter, the usual verse of the dialogue in ancient Greek plays.

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trimeter1567

tripody1883

1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Aviij^v The foote of Syllabs shorte, and long Iambus hath to name..and trymeter (the verse which of the same, Consists) is cawld.

a1637 B. Jonson tr. Horace Art of Poetrie 367 in Wks. (1640) III This foote yet in the famous Trimeters Of Accius, and Ennius, rare appeares.

1789 T. Twining tr. Aristotle Treat. Poetry 559 The hexameter is but one third longer than the Iambic trimeter; their respective times being 24, and 18.

1850 R. Browning Christmas-eve xviii. 65 Or Turklike brandishing a scimetar O'er anapæsts in comic-trimeter.

1859 Sat. Rev. 20 Aug. 225/2 Mr. Whyte and..Mr. Thomas..have translated the Inferno into English trimeters.

B. adj.

Of a verse: Consisting of three measures.

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trimeter1706

trimetrical1828

trimetric1889

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Trimetrum,..a Trimeter Verse of three Measures, an Iambick of six Feet.

1886 C. A. Briggs Messianic Prophecy v. 143 Psalm xviii..is of eight strophes, of fourteen trimeter lines each.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	trimeter
释义	trimetern.adj. Brit. /ˈtrɪmᵻtə/, /ˈtrʌɪˌmiːtə/, U.S. /ˈtrɪmədər/ Forms: Also 1500s trymeter, 1700s trimetre. Etymology: < Latin trimetrus adjective and noun, < Greek τρίμετρος adjective, < τρι- tri- comb. form + μέτρον measure (see metre n.¹). Prosody. A. n. A verse of three measures; i.e. in trochaics, iambics, or anapæstics, of three dipodies (= six feet); in other rhythms, of three feet; esp. the iambic trimeter, the usual verse of the dialogue in ancient Greek plays. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > metre > [noun] > variety of > trimeter trimeter1567 tripody1883 1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Aviij^v The foote of Syllabs shorte, and long Iambus hath to name..and trymeter (the verse which of the same, Consists) is cawld. a1637 B. Jonson tr. Horace Art of Poetrie 367 in Wks. (1640) III This foote yet in the famous Trimeters Of Accius, and Ennius, rare appeares. 1789 T. Twining tr. Aristotle Treat. Poetry 559 The hexameter is but one third longer than the Iambic trimeter; their respective times being 24, and 18. 1850 R. Browning Christmas-eve xviii. 65 Or Turklike brandishing a scimetar O'er anapæsts in comic-trimeter. 1859 Sat. Rev. 20 Aug. 225/2 Mr. Whyte and..Mr. Thomas..have translated the Inferno into English trimeters. B. adj. Of a verse: Consisting of three measures. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > metre > [adjective] > trimeter trimeter1706 trimetrical1828 trimetric1889 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Trimetrum,..a Trimeter Verse of three Measures, an Iambick of six Feet. 1886 C. A. Briggs Messianic Prophecy v. 143 Psalm xviii..is of eight strophes, of fourteen trimeter lines each. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1567
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