pentameter

[ pen-tam-i-ter ]

/ pɛnˈtæm ɪ tər /

Prosody

noun

a line of verse consisting of five metrical feet.

Also called elegiac pentameter. Classical Prosody. a verse consisting of two dactyls, one long syllable, two more dactyls, and another long syllable.

unrhymed verse of five iambic feet; heroic verse.

adjective

consisting of five metrical feet.

Origin of pentameter

1540–50; <Latin pentametrus<Greek pentámetros.See penta-, meter²

OTHER WORDS FROM pentameter

pen·tam·e·trist, noun

Words nearby pentameter

pentahydrate, pentahydric, pentahydroxy, pentalpha, pentamerous, pentameter, pentamethonium bromide, pentamethylene, pentamethylenediamine, pentamidine, pentane

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Example sentences from the Web for pentameter

In classic poetry what is known as elegiac verse is composed of couplets consisting of alternate hexameter and pentameter lines.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
His productions, all written either in heroic or pentameter verse, are numerous, and on various subjects.
The Lives Of The Twelve Caesars, Complete|C. Suetonius Tranquillus
Among these the Elegiac verse of the ancients (hexameter alternating with pentameter) was attempted by Sidney in his Arcadia.
A History of English Versification|Jakob Schipper
It is either hexameter or pentameter, according to the scansion?
Notes and Queries, Number 204, September 24, 1853|Various

The more natural abest absitque cannot be placed in a pentameter.
The Last Poems of Ovid|Ovid

British Dictionary definitions for pentameter

pentameter

/ (pɛnˈtæmɪtə) /

noun

a verse line consisting of five metrical feet

(in classical prosody) a verse line consisting of two dactyls, one stressed syllable, two dactyls, and a final stressed syllable

adjective

designating a verse line consisting of five metrical feet

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单词	pentameter
释义	pentameter [ pen-tam-i-ter ] / pɛnˈtæm ɪ tər / Prosody noun a line of verse consisting of five metrical feet. Also called elegiac pentameter. Classical Prosody. a verse consisting of two dactyls, one long syllable, two more dactyls, and another long syllable. unrhymed verse of five iambic feet; heroic verse. adjective consisting of five metrical feet. Origin of pentameter 1540–50; <Latin pentametrus<Greek pentámetros.See penta-, meter² OTHER WORDS FROM pentameter pen·tam·e·trist, noun Words nearby pentameter pentahydrate, pentahydric, pentahydroxy, pentalpha, pentamerous, pentameter, pentamethonium bromide, pentamethylene, pentamethylenediamine, pentamidine, pentane Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pentameter In classic poetry what is known as elegiac verse is composed of couplets consisting of alternate hexameter and pentameter lines. The New Gresham Encyclopedia\|Various His productions, all written either in heroic or pentameter verse, are numerous, and on various subjects. The Lives Of The Twelve Caesars, Complete\|C. Suetonius Tranquillus Among these the Elegiac verse of the ancients (hexameter alternating with pentameter) was attempted by Sidney in his Arcadia. A History of English Versification\|Jakob Schipper It is either hexameter or pentameter, according to the scansion? Notes and Queries, Number 204, September 24, 1853\|Various The more natural abest absitque cannot be placed in a pentameter. The Last Poems of Ovid\|Ovid British Dictionary definitions for pentameter pentameter / (pɛnˈtæmɪtə) / noun a verse line consisting of five metrical feet (in classical prosody) a verse line consisting of two dactyls, one stressed syllable, two dactyls, and a final stressed syllable adjective designating a verse line consisting of five metrical feet 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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