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单词 heptameter
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heptameter

[ hep-tam-i-ter ]
/ hɛpˈtæm ɪ tər /

noun Prosody.

a verse of seven metrical feet.

Origin of heptameter

1895–1900; <Medieval Latin heptametrum<Greek heptámetron a verse of seven feet. See hepta-, meter2

OTHER WORDS FROM heptameter

hep·ta·met·ri·cal [hep-tuh-me-tri-kuhl], /ˌhɛp təˈmɛ trɪ kəl/, adjective

Words nearby heptameter

heptagon, heptagonal, heptahedron, heptahydrate, heptamerous, heptameter, heptane, heptanedioic acid, heptangular, heptanone, heptarchy
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Example sentences from the Web for heptameter

  • The heptameter is usually divided into a tetrameter and a trimeter; the octameter, into two tetrameters.

    English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster

British Dictionary definitions for heptameter

heptameter
/ (hɛpˈtæmɪtə) /

noun

prosody a verse line of seven metrical feet

Derived forms of heptameter

heptametrical (ˌhɛptəˈmɛtrɪkəl), adjective
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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